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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT'S HEATER EXPLODED IN HIS FACE AT HOME. DX-2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL, HIT A METAL HEATER, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| SPACE HEATER STARTED ON FIRE AT HOME BURNING FACE AND HANDS;5 % 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 33-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FACE FROM STRIKING A PORTABLE HEAT ER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON SPACE HEATER; LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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