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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 836
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| SHINGLES.PT USED A HEATING PAD AND DEVELOPED RED BUMPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heating pads, Lawn mowers |
| 84YOM WAS HOME MOWING THE GRASS THIS AFTERNOON,WENT INTO THE HOUSE, "SHAKING WITH COLD"PUT HEATING PAD ON HIS BACK;URINARY TRACT INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| USING HEATING PAD FOR BACK SPASMS, NOW C BURN ONTO THE BUTTOCKS >> BURN/AMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heating pads, Medical equipment, general |
| H/O BREAST IMPLANTS, USED HEATING PAD ONTO BREAST&DEV BLISTERS >> CELLULITIS VS BREAST ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| WENT TO SLEEP WITH HEATING PAD ON; SUSTAINED BURN TO LEFT HIP. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT, WITH 3 WK HX OF ARM RASH & VISIT TO DERMATOLOGIST, HAS INCREASED RE DNESS, BURNING, ITCHING S/P USING HEATING PAD LAST NIGHT. D:DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT SUBSTAINED BURN TO CALF AREA OF LEG FROM ELECT HEATING PAD C/O PAIN DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT BURNED THIGH ON A HEATING PAD, ALSO HAS DVT WITH CELLULITIS TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heating pads, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 73YOF GETTING OUT OF BED,GOT TANGLED IN HER HEATING PAD WIRE,SHE WAS PROPELLED ACROSS ROOM,STRUCK LOWER BACK AGAINST DRESSER;BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| TRIPPED OVER HEATING PAD CORD&FELL " ELBOW/HIP CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT HAD A HEATING PAD ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG A LITTLE TOO LONG AND SUSTA INEDA THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| HAD A FALL IN THE BATHROOM . CONFUSED THIS MORNING. DX: S/P FALL WITH H EAD INJURY AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS RT THIGH AND HIP FROM HEATING PAD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT FELL ASLEEP WHILE LAYING ON HEATING PAD DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM STERNUM TO RT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT HAVING NECK PAIN AND PLACED A HEATING PAD ON THE AREA AND DEVELOPED A RASH DX HERPES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| HAS LOW BACK PAIN USING HEATING PAD HAS BURNS TO LOWER BACK DX- 2ND DEG REE BURNS TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| BURNT AREA ON BACK C HEATING PAD " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A HEATING PAD CORD AT HOME DX: CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| P/W L.LEG BURN DUE TO HEATING PAD " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT WITH BURN TO LOWER TRUNK FROM A HEATING PAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| 77 YO MALE TWISTED ANKLE AND USED HEATING PAD AND FELL ASLEEPSECOND DEG REE BURN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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