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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 128
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELT DIZZY AND FELL HITTING RT FOREARM AGAINST A METAL HEATER, LANDED ON RT FOREARM. DX-RT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED ARM ON SPACEHEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LEANED AGAINST WALL HEATER;DX BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TOUCHED A SPACE HEATER AT FATHERS HOUSE AND BURNED ARM. DX 2ND DEGR EE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED ARM ON HEATER ONE MONTH AGO. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO ARM FROM HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURN R FOREARM & KNEE/4YOM RETURNED FROM FATHERS HOUSE WITH BURN TO ARM AND KNEE. APPARENTLY FELL ONTO A SPACE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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