Accidents - Electric baseboard heaters - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 16
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL OUT OF BED STUCK BETWEEN THE BED AND THE WALL AND THE FLOOR HEA TER SUSTAINED A DEEP THERMAL BURN TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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