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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| 91YOF TRIPPED OVER A CORD FROM ELECTRIC BLANKET LANDED ON BOTH KNEES DX: PATELLAR FX, HBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| PT BURNT LEG ON ELECTRIC BLANKET A FEW WKS AGO DX: HEALING BURN TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| CHI-NO LOC-FOREHEAD CT-HEAD HIT SIDEWALK WHILE CRAWLING ON A BLANKET ON CONCRET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| CHEST CT-LAID ON HEATING ELEMENT OF ELECTRIC BLANKET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| ELECTRIC BLANKET MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED BOTH GREAT TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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