Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	325	Face:	88
Upper Trunk:	71	Neck:	59
All Of Body:	36	Upper Leg:	36
Hand:	30	Lower Trunk:	21
Knee:	6	Finger:	6
Toe:	6	Elbow:	5
Foot:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT HIT ELBOW ON HEATER AT HOME; ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER, DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT FELL ON HEATER AT HOME, BURN TO LEFT CHEST. DX: 2ND DEGREE BU RN TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
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: 10/29/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER @ HOME HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD HITTING METAL HEATER. NO LOC DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HEAD TRAUMA, PT BUMPED INTO A HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Heaters or heating systems
DROPPED METAL HEATER ON FOOT. DX HEMATOMA TOE NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT SUSTAINED TOXIC EFFECT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM FAULTY HEAT ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WITH TOXIC EFFECT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM FAULTY HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Bunk beds
JUMPED OFF TOP BUNK BED. HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CUT FOOT ON HEATER. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
ABRASION SCALP-FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL WHILE PLAYING AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL HEATER. D : LACERATION S CALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CONTUSION FACE FALLING INTO A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL ONTO HEATER VENT AT RESTAURANT DX: L KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN HAND - 7 YOM PUSHED BY BROTHER CAUSING HIM TO FALL SUSTAINING BURN S TO HIS HANDS FROM TOUCHING A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BACK LACERATION, FELL ON A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN LEANED AGAINST HEATER. MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
8 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
7 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT FACE ON EDGE OF HEATER FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HAD A SMALL HEATER FALL ON HER LT 3RD FINGER- LACERATION DX: LT PROXIMAL 3RD PHALANGE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HIT LEG ON SPACE HEATER. DX: 4 X 6 CM R THIGH BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX- SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT D LT HAND SPRAIN - S/P RUNNING AT HOME TODAY,HIT FINGER ON HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT. VIA FIRE RESCUE FROM GRANDMA'S HOUSE. ONGO'G PROBLEMS W/ HEATER, CO READING = 999. H/A RESOLVED LEAV'G HOME. OTHERS W/ LOC. DX.: CO POISON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT PICKED UP A HEATER, TO ER WITH BACK PAIN, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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