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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 589
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Radiators |
| PT FELL INTO RADIATOR AND INJURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Radiators, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| DX:SUPERFICIAL BACK BURNS. PT DRANK A BOTTLE OF TEQUILA AND PASSED OUT LEANING AGAINST A RADIATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Radiators, Mattresses |
| BURN CHEST - PATIENT SLEEPS WITH MOM ON MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR - ROLLED OFF MATTRESS ONTO STEAM RADIATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Radiators |
| CONTUSION RIB AREA, PT STS FELL ONTO THE RADIATOR & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, DENIES DIZZINESS OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Radiators |
| CONTUSION OF THE BACK SUSTAINED WHEN HE FELL BACKWORDS AND STRUCK THE R ADIATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Radiators |
| PT LIVES AT GROUP HOME PLAYING BINGO FELL HITTING A RADIATOR DX: LT RIB FX 6 & 7/PNEUMOTHORAX(LUNG COLLAPSE) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Radiators |
| DX BURN TO CHEST: OPENED RADIATOR AT HOME, HOT WATER SPLATTERED TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Radiators |
| RIGHT RIB FRACTURE S/P FALL AT HOME AGAINST RADIATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Radiators |
| PT. C/O BURNS TO NECK,RT.UPPER ARM,RT.FOREHEAD,CHEST,ABD SUSTAIN WHEN R ADIATOR EXPLODED.DX-BURNS CHEST,ABD FOREHEAD,RADIATION BURN 28% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Radiators |
| PT BURNED BY HOT RADIAPTOR EXPLOSION,STEAM BURN TO LT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Radiators |
| FRACTURE LEFT 9TH RIB, WAS LIGHT-HEADED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A HEAT RADIATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Radiators, Bicycles or accessories |
| FRACTURE RIBS - VICTIM PRESENTS WITH PAIN IN RIBS STATING HE FELL AGAIN ST A RADIATOR AND THEN LATER AGAINST A BICYCLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Radiators |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF BACK - C/O HITTING HIS BACK ON A RADIATOR IN SCHOOL WHILE PLAYING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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