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Accidents - Electric heaters - Year 2006 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 199
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Date: 12/08/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT TOUCHED A SPACE HEATER AND BURNED HAND.DX HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2006Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN HAND - 9 MOM PLACED RIGHT HAND ON A SPACE HEATER SUSTAINING A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON NAIL DRYER; TB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2006Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PATIENT GRABBED ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2006Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
FIRST,SECOND DEGREE BURNS L HAND - TOUCHED SPACE HEATER WHEN CRAWLING O N FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles
R HAND BURNED PLUGGING IN SPACE HEATER TO OUTLET DX; ELECTRICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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