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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 16 YOF GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, TRIPPED AND STRUCK PORTABLE H EATER, IT WAS NOT ON, AND SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE A BATH, & WARMING HER BUTTOCKS BY A CERAMIC HEATER, WHEN SHE FELL BACK, REDNESS TO LT BUTT CHEEK. DX; BUTT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| C/O BURN/WOUND TO L FOOT X 7 DAYS. STEPPED ON NAIL 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH IS WHEN SX BEGAN. BURNED FOOT ON SPACE HEATER. L FOOT GANGRENE, UNCON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO LEFT HIP AND FRACTURED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 11/15/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Christmas decorations |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL OVER A PORTABLE HEATER WHEN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECO RATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING FACE ON PORTABLE HEATER LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LAC R HAND ON PORTABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SLIPPED, FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER HIT CHEST. DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 39 YO BURN LEG ON HEATER BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM RUNNING INTO A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 21 Y/O FEMALE SUS BURN TO UPPER TRUNK DUE TO A PORTABLE HEATER DX BURN TO UPPER TRUNK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PAIN MOVINGPORTABLE HEATER/CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT C/O ANKLE INJURY. PT CUT ANKLE ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX ABRASION ANKLE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 57 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, Bathtubs or showers |
| DIZZY TRIPPED FELL IN TUB, SAT ON TOILET, PASSED OUT FELT BURNING ON LE G, SHE HAD SAT ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT BENDING OVER TO TURN OFF SPACE HEATER FELL TO FLOO HURT BACK LOW BACK PAIN AND HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| MOTHER STATES PT FELL ON A PORTABLE SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT RIB AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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