Accidents - Electric baseboard heaters - Year 2006 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
RIGHT HAND BURN. PT PLUGGED IN A BASEBOARD HEATER IN NURSING HOME AND B URNED HAND,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric baseboard heaters
BURNED HAND ON A BASEBOARD HEATER AND IT IS INFECTED NOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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