Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2005:	68
Year 2009:	70

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
50+ years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters, Furniture
A 68YOF TRIPPED OVER A HEATER CORD AND HIT UPPER ARM ON FURNITURE. DX: LEFT DISTAL THIRD HUMERAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT AT CAMPGROUND FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE SPACEHEATER BURN TO UPP ER ARM DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L DALTOID 8CM X 6.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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