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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 22Y/O,M,BED WARMER SMOLDERED & MELTED ONTO LOWER LEG, NO FLAMES, FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS R LEG, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| SUSTAINED BURN TO RIGHT UPPER LEG FROM A HEATING BLANKET. BURN, RIGHT UPPER LEG. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| PT HIT ON BACK BY AUTOMATIC TRAUMA ROOM DOORS IN HOSPITAL. HX OF BACK P ROBLEMS. D:ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH ELECTRIC BLANKET ON HAS BURN IN SHAPE OF ONE OF THE C OILS ON (L) LOWER LEG C/O BLISTERING DX- BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| TRIPPED BED SHEETS SPR PUB REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| PT PARALYZED, BURNED TOE ON ELECTRIC BLANKET DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| PT TO ER WITH BURN TO BREAST FROM HEATING BLANKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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