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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 636
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 74 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED PAIN AND FOREARM WHEN FOOT TANGLED UP ON CORD ON HEATER CAUSING FALL HIT HEAD ON WALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls |
| 93 YO M TRIPPED OVER HEATER, FELL HIT HEAD ON WALL AT HOME. DX NECK STR AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Counters or countertops |
| 33YOF TRIPPED OVER SPACE HEATER AT HOME FALLING BACKWARD STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON COUNTERTOP SUST INJ TO NECK DX CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A HEATER. DX NECK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS IN GARAGE & FELL ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| NECK AND BACK INJURY FROM HEATER FALLING OFF OF SHELVE AT *** AND LANDE D ON HEAD. DX-CERVICAL AND LUMBAR STRAIN, HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PIECE OF A HEATER FELL AND HIT PT AT SCHOOL. DX NECK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 2% BURNS TO NECK,TORSO,HAND AND ABD.PT WAS TOO CLOSE TO A SPACE HEATER AND CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE.NO FIRE DEPT.THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| AT SCHOOL AND SCHOOLMATE PUSHED PT AND FELL INTO HEATER C/ONECK PAIN AN D UNABLE TO WALK, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| WRESTLING WITH BROTHER & FELL, HIT METAL HEATER DX ACUTE CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 48 YOM WAS HELPING FRIEND INSTALL HEATER AND TURNED HEAD SUDDENLY. HEAR D CRACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEATER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK AT STORE. CERVIC AL STRAIN AND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2001 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Nightwear |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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