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Accidents - Electric baseboard heaters - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 356
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:279
50+ years old:76
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:145Lower Arm:122
Hand:30Foot:15
Ear:15Finger:15
Face:5Upper Leg:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT SUST. LAC. TO FOOT ON BASEBOARD HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
2 YOF FELL HITTING BASEBOARD HEATER LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
8 MOF CC BURN RT HAND-PARENT WITNESS PT BURNED PALMS OF B HANDS ON BASE BOARD HEATER-RED/NO BLISTER ON L-1/2ND DEG BURN RT HAND,MILD REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PATIENT BURNED BACK OF THIGH ON BASEBOARD HEATER AT HOME YESTERDAY; 2N D DEGREE STEAM/RADIATOR BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
TRYING TO KILL A WASP IN HIS HOUSE, SWATTED AND LOST BALANCE, FELL AGAI NST BASEBOARD HEATING UNIT. DX ABRASION LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BASE BOARD-CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Beds
JUMPING ON BED,FELL OFF,HIT HEAD ON BASE BOARD HEATER,HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT LACERATED FACE OFF OF A BASEBOARD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FINGER BURN - WAS CRAWLING AT DAD'S HOUSE AND PLACED RIGHT HAND ON AN E LECTRIC BASEBOARD HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
PT BURNED FOREARM ON BASEBOARD HEATER. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
FELL AGAINST BASEBOARD HEATER. DX: HAND BURNS WALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/29/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM: BURNED ARM ON BASEBOARD HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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