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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 619
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 25 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: Portable electric heaters |
| 25YM,INJURED AT HOME BURNT LOWER LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX: BURN TO LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| L FOOT STR/21YOF AT HOME YESTERDAY STUBBED L FOOT ON FLOOR HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FRACTURE 4TH-5TH METACARPAL. HIT A SMALL SPACE HEATER WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 16 YOF GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, TRIPPED AND STRUCK PORTABLE H EATER, IT WAS NOT ON, AND SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 21 Y/O FEMALE SUS BURN TO UPPER TRUNK DUE TO A PORTABLE HEATER DX BURN TO UPPER TRUNK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT C/O ANKLE INJURY. PT CUT ANKLE ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX ABRASION ANKLE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| 21 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN LANDED ON PORTABLE HEATER WHEN FELL OU T OF BED AT HOME. DX; 2 DEGREE BURNS, UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| HIT LEG ON PORTABLE HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| MOVING HEAVY FLUID FILLED RADIATOR - TYPE PORTABLE HEATER, HURT BACK A T HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. ELECTRIC HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/1999 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/1997 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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