Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,718
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	287	Toe:	257
Lower Leg:	246	All Of Body:	246
Foot:	150	Finger:	103
Lower Trunk:	92	Head:	76
Upper Leg:	70	Ankle:	61
Upper Trunk:	60	Face:	34
Unkown:	15	Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 38 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 FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF SPACE HEATER 1 WK AGO. DX: HEALING PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN W/CELLULITIS L SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WITH MUSCULAR STRAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 46 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
PT LIFTED A 30 LB HEATER YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS TRYING TO TURN ON HEATER AND FLAMES SHOT OUT AND HIT LEFT HAND, BURNS TO 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT PARAPLEGIC PUT FEET NEAR SPACE HEATER. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HEATER WAS PUT IN JAIL, PT LIGHTHEADED, HA DX; CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
28 YO BURN FINGER ON HEATER BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
FELL OVER A HEATER AT HOME LUMBAR STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED LEG ON SPACE HEATER. DX: LEG WEAKNESS, LEUKOCYTOSIS, R CALF BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Illegal drugs
PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEATER, SEIZURE, DEHYDRATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE(DRUG )
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 HEATER. DX: FACIAL LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
36 YOM TRIPPED OVER A HEATER SUSTAINING BURNS TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
DROPPED ?POOL HEATER ONTO FOOT >>TOE NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CONTUSION LEFT 5TH TOE-STUBBED ON METAL HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
50 POUND HEATER FELL ON HIS FOOT. DX- L FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED HAND TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON H20 HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT RAN INTO A SHARP METAL HEATER. DX: R FOOT AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF SPACE HEATER LAST PM. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear
PT SLEPT NEXT TO SPACE HEATER WHICH CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 10% TBSA SUPERF PART THICK BURN TO BACK/FLANK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Beds or bedframes
27 YO FELL OFF BED HIT STOMACH ON HEATER CONTUSION ABDOMINAL WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
42 YOM STATES FELL ASLEEP SATURDAY NIGHT NEAR A HEATER FAN AND THINKS T HAT BUMPED R FOOT, NOTICED BLISTERS, UNABLE TO FEEL PAIN R/T NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
TRIPPED ON SPACE HEATER AND 4TH TOE PAIN FX 4TH RIGHT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT LIFTING HEATER AND INJURED SHOULDER DX:SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Illegal drugs
H/O SUBS ABUSE WHEN FELL OFF 4FTH OF A HEATER LADNING ONTO BACK " MS+ SUBS ABUSE''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HIT LEG ON HEATER 3 MO AGO. DX: R PERONEAL TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
44 YO MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER DX:LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 39 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 SLEPT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER 1 WK AGO. DX: BURN R CALF 5 CM X 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	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, Carbon monoxide detectors
DIZZY, WEAK, CO MONITOR WENT OFF, FIRE DET STATES HEAT SYSTEM HAD LEAK DX CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND-HEATER BACK FIRED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BUMPED TOE ON HEATER AT HOME LAST NIGHT DX// LEFT GREAT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT BURNED LOWER LEG ON A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
SMOKE INHALATION, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES DURING A FIRE, FAULTY HEATER AT HOME, DOA, FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNS R HAND, PT GOT BURN WHILE TURNING A HEATER ON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear
PT FELL ASLEEP NEAR A SPACE HEATER AND THEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE AND H E SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO UPPER TRUNK TRANSFERRED NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND - S/P PT C/O OLD BURN TO HAND FROM A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Fishing
PT WAS ICE FISHING IN A SHANTY ON A LAKE, HIT THE HEATER WITH HAND CAU SING A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A SPACE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HAS A FAULTY HEATING SYSTEM HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE HAS A HEADACHE COHB1.3 DX// CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Nightwear
BACKED INTO SPACE HEATER AT HOME,FLANNEL PJS CAUGHT FIRE 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LOW BACK AND BUTTOCKS FD?
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT SUS BURN TO HAND FROM A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT STATED HE WAS BURNED BY A HEATER ON 12-2 BUT THE BURN IS GETTING WOR SE - BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LAC HAND ON METAL HEATER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BUMPED INTO SPACE HEATER BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN THIGH - 31 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FROM SIT TING TOO CLOSE TO A HEATER - BURN TO RIGHT LATERAL THIGH AND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear
BURN LOWER LEG - 26 YO MALE AT HOME - STOOD TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER A ND PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE - PRESENTS WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CONTUSION TOE - 42 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT LITTLE TOE INJURY - REPOR TS HE KICKED A HEATER - NO DEFORMITY NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	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
PT STATES FUMES WERE COMING FROM HEATER & WAS TOLD THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS IN HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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, Alcohol
FALL, HIT HEATER WITH HEAD + ETOH DX CHI + ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL AGAINST HEATER LAST PM " BUTTOCKS CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
TRIPPED OVER SPACE HEATER CORTD AND INJ FOOT CONTUSING TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT TRIPPED OVER SPACE HEATER AND INJURED ANKLE. D: ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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