|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,028
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK A HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 27 YO - DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN OT PALM OF L HAND - FELL & TOUCHED HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WORKING ON HEATER ONE WEEK AGO WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT SIDE ON HEATER C ASE. CONTINUED PAIN. D: POSSIBLE 10TH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ON HEATER BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 26 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEATER LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHI.PT FELL ANDHIT HEAD ON A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| INJURED CALF ON A GAS HEATER AT A DAY CARE ENTRANCE. DX. STRAIN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER AND TWISTED ANKLE A ND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING A SPACE HEATER AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT TOE AGAINST A HEATER DX: R GREAT TOE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL OVER HEATER DX. FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 41 Y/O W/FM SPRAINED ANKLE AND FOOT WHEN RAN INTO A METAL HEATER WHILE CHASING A CHICKEN THROUGH THE HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED ON HEATER; LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Computers |
| PATIENT'S DAUGHTER'S HEAT CAUGHT FIRE NEXT TO THE COMPUTER, PT. GRABBED COMPUTER AND BURNED HER HANDS. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE FELL ONTO SPACE HEATER - FELL TO FLOOR BURN TO LEFT BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 42 YEAR OLD MALE PICKED UP SPACE HEATER AND HURT BACK LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 32 YO MALE HAS METAL IN EYE FROM HEATER LEFT EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 48 YOM WAS HELPING FRIEND INSTALL HEATER AND TURNED HEAD SUDDENLY. HEAR D CRACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| WEAK, NAUSEA & HEADACHE AFTER SLEEPING WITH HEATER ON L W O T |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT DX INHALATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE - DUE TO NEW HEAT SYSTEM IN HOUSE.P T C/O HEADACHE,NAUSEOUS AND VOMITING SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT. DROPPED A 400 LB., HEATER ON ANKLE CAUSING CONTUSION TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED LEG ON HEATER DX: THIGH BURN / +ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT STATES HE BURNT BACK OF LEG ON A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
