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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 357
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Wire |
| DX R FOREARM AVULSION: 79YOM P/W 3D OOZ'G F R FOREARM AFTER FALL' ONTO IT;. @HOME WED, TRIP' ON WIRES & HIT R FOREARM ONTO BASEBOARD HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| 36 YOM HIT RT HAND/ARM ON BASEBOARD HEATER --LAC. DX**: LAC LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| 42YOM THREW SOMETHING AND BASEBOARD HEATER COVER CAME UP AND CUT ARM LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| 3 CM LACERATION LT FOREARM: 2.5 CM LT GROIN ABSCESS: CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL BASEBOARD HEATER 5 DAYS OR MORE, PT IS A DIABETIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Foods |
| CHOKED ON WATER, FELL SCRAPING FA ONTO BASEBOARD "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM AND LEG: PT MADE CONTACT WITH BASEBOARD HEATING ELEMENTS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 02/17/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 01/29/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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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