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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Doors |
| LOWER LEG BURN-20MOF-FELL-HIT A HEATER BEHIND A DOOR-@ GRANDMA'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT T10 PARAPLEGIC BURNED LEG AGAINST SPACE HEATER. DX: L LEG THIRD DEG BURN, CELLULITIS, MULT SACRAL DECUBS INF, PERI VAS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PER PT, CUT L LOWER LEG ON CORNER OF A METAL SPACE HEATER. DX. LAC L L OWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 67YO PT TRYING TO TOGGLE W/ THE HEATER THAT WAS ON DESK & FELL PT LOST BALANCE & FELL ONTO HIS ANKLE DX: FIBULA FX/DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURN LWR LEG ON SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME. BURN, RIGHT LOWER LEG. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT CUT (R) LEG WHEN SHE WALKED INTO HEATER IN BASEMENT DX;# 3CM LAC (R) LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 CM L LOWER ANTERIOR TIBIAL LAC. WITH REPAIR: TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR HEATER THIS MORNING, LAC. L LOWER LEG, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED HIS LEG ON A SPACE HEATER. DX LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 53 Y/O PANTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE STANDING BY HEATER, DRINKING AT HOME. DX-BURN LOWER LEG, ETOH INTOXICATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT W/BURN TO L LOWER LEG, STATES THAT HE BURNED IT ON HEATER 3 DAYS AGO IN GARAGE AT HOME. DX. BURN TO L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 49 YOM BURNED LEFT LEG ON HEATER FIRST DEGREE BURN LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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