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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 61
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Animal induced injury |
| PATIENT LEANED BACK AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER IN BEDROOM 2 DAYS AGO, BURN ON THIGH, HAS THIGH LCS FROM POSSIBLE CAT SCRATCH; 2ND DG BUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| GOT UP TO RUN AFTER MOM AND RAN INTO ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER, BURN THI GH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A PORTABLE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2000 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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