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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| BURNED LEG ON AN ELECTRICAL HEATER. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| RUNNING AT HOME AND FELL ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PATIENT TOUCHED HAND ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT, INITAL PAIN; BURN TO HAND, FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PARENT STS PT FELL ONTO AN ELECTRIC HEATER BURN SECOND DEGREE LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| ELECTRIC HEATER VS. KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PATIETN BACKED UP INTO ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER, DID NOT HAVE DIAPER ON BU RNING BUTTOCK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PULLED ELECTRIC HEATER ON TOE. DX HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| EAR LAC, PT HIT SIDE OF HEATER THAT HAD A METAL KNOB HANGING OUT OF IT AT DAYCARE INJURING EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PATIENT ON HEATER AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE A ND UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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: Electric heaters |
| BURNED HAND ON ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters, Ceilings and walls |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE 4 CM BURN LT THIGH: BRUSHING HER TEETH, BURNED LT LATERAL THIGH ON ELECTRIC HEATER IN WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT C/O FALL ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX BURN 2ND DEGREE WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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