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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TOUCHED HOT HEATER CAUSING BURN TO HAND DX: BURN TO PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| YESTERDAY, PLAYING FIGHT&ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND AGAINST A HEATER, NOW WI TH PAIN&MILD SWELLING>>HAND INJUERY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX 1ST DEGREE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN ON L HAND: FELL OVER AND GRABBED SPACE HEATER WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT FROM FALLING AT MIL FIELD TRAINING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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