Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	47
50+ years old:	102

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
TRIPPED ON HEATER DX. HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER AND FELL DX: RT HUMERAL FX, CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT FELL AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL AGAINST HEATER DX. UPPER ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT ROLLED INTO HEATER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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