Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - Year 2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
50+ years old:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
92YOM, GOT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER AT HOME, 1ST / 2ND / 3RD DEGREE BU RNS TO UPPER BACK AREA OF ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2010	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
10 MONTH OLD FELL AGAINST HEATER WITH FLAMES AT HOME. DX: 1ST AND 2ND D EGREE BURNS TO RIGHT UPPER ARM. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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