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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 24YO PT SITTING TOO CLOSE TO HEATER AT HOME BECAUSE COLD, NOW W/BURN AN D BLISTERING TO LOWER LEG; BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 16YOF ACCIDENTLY BUMPED LT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPACE HEATER; LOWER LEG BURN,1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TOUCHED LEG ON HOT WALL HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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