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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:18
Year 2007:77
Year 2009:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/23/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WAS HOME FIGHTING WITH BROTHER WHEN HE FELL BACK ONTO HEAD HITTING SPACE HEATER UNWITNESSED BY MOM. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
CONTUSION/LACERATION HEAD AFTER FELLA NDH IT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters
7 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON A SPACE HEATER, CUTTING FOREHEAD DX: CHI, LACERATION, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/1997Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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