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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:135
26-50 years old:159
50+ years old:79
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:100Lower Arm:79
Lower Leg:77Foot:73
Lower Trunk:14Hand:11
Head:6Upper Leg:6
Finger:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2006Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT TOUCHED A HOT SPACE HEATER. DX HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes
FELL FROM BED ONTO A SPACE HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
DX 3RD DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCKS: GOT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
3 YO F 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO SIDE OF FACE AFTER ELECTRIC FLOOR HEATER FELL ON PT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
A PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Animal induced injury
PATIENT LEANED BACK AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER IN BEDROOM 2 DAYS AGO, BURN ON THIGH, HAS THIGH LCS FROM POSSIBLE CAT SCRATCH; 2ND DG BUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/19/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAD A SPACE HEATER FALL FROM A SHELF ONTO PTS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
FRACTURE NOSE - 47 YOF PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2006Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WAS AT A RESTAURANT & PUT HER HANDS ON A SPACE HEATER, BURNING THEM DX: MINOR PARTIAL THICKNESS PALMAR BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT BURNED CALF ON A SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT FELL REACHING FOR FLOOR HEATER. DX: LEFT ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Other toys
PT. PLAY'G COMPUTER GAME, ACT'G OUT DANC'G, TRIPPED ON BALL, FELL + HIT CHIN ON SPACE HEATER THIS EVE. 1.5CM ARC-SHAPED VERT. LAC. DX.: LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2006Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
2DY AGO PT. GRABBED SPACE HEATER + BURNED 3RD + 4TH FINGERS. 0.5CM BLIS TER NOW AVULSED. DX.: 2ND-DEGREE BURNS, 2 OR MORE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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