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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 965
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 56YOM TOUCHED A SPACE HEATER DX: BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 2% LEFT HAND BURN.57YOM BURNED HAND ON A SPACE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Rugs or carpets |
| 66YOM ACC CUT LT HAND ON A HEATER WHILE PULLING UP A RUG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 75 Y/O M CUT HAND ON METAL HEATER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 63YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME FELL AGAINST THE HEATER 2 DAYS AGO,FOUND DOWN 2ND DEGREE BURNS R INNER LEG,R HAND,FINGERS,DX SEPTIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear |
| 56 YOM AT HOME BACKED UP TO HEATER, CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE, ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE SHIRT AND BURNED HIS HAND. DX-BURNS TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YOM BURNED R HAND ON SPACE HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT FELL INTO A CERAMIC HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TRYING TO START HOT WATER HEATER WHEN FLAME CAME BACK AT HIM BURNING RT HAND W/SMALL BLISTERS NOTED. RT HAND MINOR BURN-NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT HIT METAL HEATER IN SLEEP THEN AWOKE. DX: OPEN FRACTURE TO RI GHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LEFT HAND FRACTURE.PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 87 YO FELL INTO SPACE HEATER BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CUT HAND ON HEATER FRAME LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT BURNED BY GAS HEATER; BURNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 Y/O M C/O OF BURN - *** HEATER IN VAN FLARED UP.. DX: HAND LEFT AND RIGHT FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2000 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/1999 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/1999 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/1998 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1997 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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