Lethal accidents - Electric heaters - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNS ALL OF BODY, PT GOT BURNED, FAULTY ELECTRIC HEATER, HOME ALL ON FIRE, FD ATTENDED, DOA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION, PT EXPOSED TO FUMES DURING A FIRE, FAULTY HEATER DOA, FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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