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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 216
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 64 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SCALP CONTUSION. PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE & FELL AG AINST A PORTABLE HEATER IN THE BATHROOM. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| MOVING HEAVY FLUID FILLED RADIATOR - TYPE PORTABLE HEATER, HURT BACK A T HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. ELECTRIC HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME0SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-2.3 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, & HIT SCALP - NO LOC. DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Bedsprings or bedframes |
| DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AND HEAD: MISTOOK PORTABLE SPACE HEATER FOR COMODE IN BEDROOM, STARTED TO SIT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON BED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A PORTABLE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PATIENT UNPLUGGED AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, SPARKS FLEW FROM IT, WENT UP HER ARM. DX-ELECTRIC SHOCK, PREGNANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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