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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 227
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:75
26-50 years old:136
50+ years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL OFF OF HEATER SYSTEM ON ROOF AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/13/2005Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT BUMPED INTO A SPACE HEATER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT ELBOW, 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LAC R UPPER LEG; RAN INTO PIECE OF METAL ON OLD HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2005Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL IN BATHROOM NEXT TO SPACE HEATER AND UNABLE TO GET UP FOR THRE DAY S AND LEG GOT BURNED FROM BEING NEXT TO HEATER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/05/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNS 2ND DEGRRE LT THIGH, MOTHER STS PT SUST BURNS W/A HEATER AT HOME , C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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