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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 628
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CONTUSION L 2&3RD TOES, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM ABNORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS PULLING APART AN OLD HEATER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED HEEL ON A HEAT REGISTER. DX: BURN RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O CO POISONING FROM FAULTY HEATER AT HOMEDX:CARBON MONOXIDE POISON ING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O HAEDACHE FROM CO POISONING AT HOME BECAUSE OF BAD HEATER DX:CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURN TO RLL ON HEATER DX: MINOR BURN R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| SPACE HEATER CAUSED FIRE & PT WALKED BAREFOOT THROUGH DOORWAY +FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS BILAT FEET, 1ST DEG BURNS LOW BACK, HANDS, FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Chairs |
| PT GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A HEATER AND A CHAIR/ FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O "I FELL ON A HEATER X 20 MINUTES AGO" - DX BURN TO LT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HIT FINGER ON HEATER; FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT TOE ON HEATER LINE DX FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNT FOOT ON HEATER IN BATHROOM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| ACUTE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE @ FRIENDS HOUSE FROM HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT PLAY WRESTLING WITH 9 YO NEPHEW AT SISTER'S HOUSE, PORTABLE SPA CE HEATER KNOCKED OVER AND HIT HER ON HEAD; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CO EXP. PT TURNED ON A PROPANE HEATER IN HOME AND BECAME DIZZY. CO LEVE L 0.2. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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