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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN-BURNED ON CORD OF PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| WHILE ASLEEP ON BED, A NEAR BY ELECTICAL HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING PT'S HAND >> BURN , NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 14 months | 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 |
| PT TOUCHED A SPACE HEATER WITH HAND. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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