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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 591
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HEATER; LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| AN UNPLUGGED PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON FOOT LEFT FOOT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| 21 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN LANDED ON PORTABLE HEATER WHEN FELL OU T OF BED AT HOME. DX; 2 DEGREE BURNS, UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PATIENT STUMBLED INTO PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME; 1ST DEGREE ABDO MINAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 21MO OLD M TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER BURN ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| GOT UP TO RUN AFTER MOM AND RAN INTO ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER, BURN THI GH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURNS TO LEG FROM A SPACE HEATER BURNS TO LEG 3RD DEGREE CELULITIS ALCOHOLISM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURNED HAND ON A PORTABLE HEATER DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 47 YOF BURNT ARM ON SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LACERATION UPPER LIP - 3 YOM WAS PUSHED BY HIS BROTHER INTO A PORTABLE SPACE HEATER SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| TRIED TO JUMP OVER HEATER AND FELL ON IT;BURN, THIGH, HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Nightwear |
| BACKED AGAINST A SPACE HEATER,NIGHTGOWN CAUGHT FIRE,BURNS TO BUTTOCKS A ND HANDS,2ND DEGREE,NO FIRE DEPT. NEEDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER. DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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