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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 451
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/25/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear
SITTING NEAR GAS WALL HEATER & JEANS CAUGHT ON FIRE/ FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL ASLEEP TOUCHING SPACE HEATER. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS LEGS/KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN TO RLL ON HEATER DX: MINOR BURN R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BACKED UP AGAINST A HEATER. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED ANKLE ON HEATER 1.5 WK AGO. DX: L LATERAL LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2005Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNT LOWER LEG ON A HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Heaters or heating systems
L LOWER LEG PAIN/6YOM AT HOME TONIGHT FELL AND HIT L LOWER LEG ON HEATE R. CRIED AND WON'T BEAR WEIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNS 1&2ND DEGREE R LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY W/A HEATER AT HOME, C/O C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CHILD PLAYING WHEN FELL ONTO CERAMIC HEATER. NOW WITH BURNS TO LOWER LE G. D: 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED LEG ON HEATER DX: BURNS TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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