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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Year 2009 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 36
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:15
6-15 years old:6
50+ years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/22/2009Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
10 MOM STRUCK ON HEAD BY FLOOR HEATER THAT FELL OVER SUSTAINING AN ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WAS HOME FIGHTING WITH BROTHER WHEN HE FELL BACK ONTO HEAD HITTING SPACE HEATER UNWITNESSED BY MOM. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2009Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters
CHI. PT FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER CORD HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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