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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:135Hand:87
Head:22Mouth:16
Lower Trunk:5Finger:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
5YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A PORTAB LE ROOM HEATER. D: FALL / LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2010Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
13 MO M FELL LANED ON ELECTRIC PLUG IN HEATER AT HOME, BURNED ARM. DX F OREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
4YOM RUNNING AND FELL STRUCK FACE ON A METAL SPACE HEATER SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
2 YOF BURNED HER FOREARM ON A PORTABLE HEATER/ BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2010Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
22MOF PT W/ SMALL BURN ON PALM OF R HAND EXTENDED ONTO 5TH FINGER. POSS TOUCHED SMALL ELEC HEATER AT HOME. DX R HAND THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2010Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
23 MO MALE BUMPED INTO PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER AT BABYSITTERS HO USE. DX BUTTOCKS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets
4YOM-LIP LAC-RUNNING W/A BLANKET-FELL-HIT A PORTABLE HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2010Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
14 YR F TOUCHED ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER;DX BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2010Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
9 MONTH F BURNED R 5TH FINGER WHEN SHE TOUCHED HOT ELECTRIC HEATER AT AUNTS HOUSE DX: THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2010Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
15 MONTH F TOUCHED HOT PORTABLE HEATER DX: THERMAL BURN TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2010Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
10MOM CRAWLING ON THE BEDROOM FLOOR AND TOUCHED A STILL WARM SPACE HEAT ER THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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