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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 86 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD, TRIPPED AND HIT CORNER OF HEATER DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO SCAL P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEAD CONTUSION-FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HEAD ON A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER PUPPY AND FELL BACK AGAINST HEATER. DX. LAC SCALP, M ILD HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | 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. GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN HEATER, SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD. DX. ABRA/LAC R HEAD, ALTERED METAL STATUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 80 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT WAS GETTING UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM & BENT DOWN TO ADJUST HER HEATER & FELL. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | 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 AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON HEATER DX: LAC TO OCCIPUT AREA OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC 2 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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