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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,296
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER, DX: SYNCOPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 4YOM HIT HEAD ON HEATER ON SUNDAY CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 82YOF ADJUSTING HEATER TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURED HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 5YOF FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLOOR OR SPACE HEATER AT HOME, NO LOC; SCA LP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH A SPACE HEATER, CONCUSSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE HEATER, NO LOC/N/V >>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT ROLLED UNDER SPACE HEATER WHILE MOM WAS IN BATHROOM, BURN TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL SICK AT SCHOOL, ON WAY TO BATHROOM FELT LIGHTHEADED AND FE LL HITTING HEAD ON HEATER; HEAD TENDERNESS, SYNCOPE, VIRAL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 4 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 5 YOM RAN INTO ANOTHER KID AT SCHOOL, ALSO LAST WEEKEND LEANED UP AGAIN ST WALL HEATER, DX: CONTUSION HEAD, HEALING BURN UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHI-HEAD LAC-56 Y/O M-FELL-HIT HEAD ON HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Chairs |
| 3 YO MALE FELL BACKWARDS OFF A CHAIR AND HIT HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT LAYING ON GROUND WHEN SPACE HEATER FELL ON HEAD; POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 7 YO MALE PUSHED BY BROTHER AND FELL INTO A HEATER. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 7MOM FELL AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| MINOR HEAD INJ;FOREHEAD LAC/5YOF AT HOME IN ROOM WAS PLAYING WITH BROTH ER AND FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE HEATER AT APPROX 8:30PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS HOME RUNNING AROUND HITTING HEAD ONTO HEATER NO LOC OR VOMITING. DX CHI FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATION HEAD - 2 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER FALLING INTO A S PACE HEATER - CHILD CRIED IMMEDIATELY - SMALL LAC TO LEFT TEMPLE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| WAS RUNNING IN HOUSE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON OLD RADIATOR HEATER HAS LAC TO L SIDE OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| JUMPINT - FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL AND HIT FACE AGAINST A HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER. DX: SYNCOPE, VERTEX LAC 7 CM, LABILE HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 YOM FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON EDGE OF HEATER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD ON KNOB OF HEATER. DX- ABRASION HEAD MINOR HEAD INJUY R # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 2 YOM FELL WHILE RUNNING HITTING HEAD ON HEATER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEATER FELL ON HER WHEN CLIMBING;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 CM SIMPLE SCALP LAC.: FELL, HIT HEAD ON A STEEL HEATER, LAC. LT SIDE OF SCALP, WAS DRINKING, LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ONTO A HEATER. DX SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ON HEATER LACERATED HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION ************* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Balls |
| FELL BACK PLAYING W/BALL, HIT HEAD ON HEATER DX; SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL INTO A HEATER STRIKING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ON HEATER AND LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 4 YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATERLACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 5 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 YOF WAS PLAYING AND FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST SPACE HEATER LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 14 M/O FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A HEATER. DX-CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 YO M LACERATION TO SCALP HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DAUGHTER STATES PT FELL WEDS AND HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC SPACE HEATER. DX. CONFUSION, ALTERED MENTAL STATUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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