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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 56 YO M TRYING TO ADJUST HEATER AT HOME, SLIPPED, FELL. DX HUMERUS FRAC TURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO R UPPER ARM/DIABETES: TRIP'P & FALL'G AGAINST HEATER AT HEATER. NOW W R UPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED ON HEATER DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER AND FELL DX: RT HUMERAL FX, CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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