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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 846
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS IN GARAGE & FELL ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RAN INTO HEATER CAUSING CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 24YO PT SITTING TOO CLOSE TO HEATER AT HOME BECAUSE COLD, NOW W/BURN AN D BLISTERING TO LOWER LEG; BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 16YOF ACCIDENTLY BUMPED LT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPACE HEATER; LOWER LEG BURN,1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| BURNED (R) FOOT ON A HEATER, HAS A BROKEN BLISTER ON BOTTOM OF FOOT---- OPEN 2ND DEGREE BURN SOLE (R) FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HEAT BURNER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HOME TODAY SMOKE IN HOUSE FD ON SCENE CO LEVEL 0.2 DX// CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| TURNED OVER TO TURN OFF ALARM AND STRUCK EYEBROW ON A METAL HEATER. DX CONTUSION/ LACERATION L FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUBBED TOE AGAINST A METAL HEATER, MINIMAL BLEEDING >>CONTS/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST A HEATER RESULTING IN A 2.5 CM UPPER OCCIPITAL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Fishing |
| ASTHMA ATTACK - 24 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH ASTHMA FLAIR WHILE CLEANING HO ME HEATING UNIT BUT WORSENED WHEN FISHING ON LAKE |
| 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: 07/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Poles |
| IN PROCESS OF ?DEMOLITION OF HEATER, CARRYING IT&THEN WALKED INTO A POL E SEVERING A PHALYNX OF PINKY FINGER>> AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CAUGHT HER FINGER IN A HEATER WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX L MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CONTUSION FOOT (R): TRYING TO REMOVE PLATE FROM HEATER AT SCHOOL, PLATE FELL ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TOUCHED LEG ON HOT WALL HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX SIMPLE 1.TCM LAC TO R THIGH: GOT HOME IN BARRACKS, LIGHTS OFF COULD NOT SEE, CAUGHT THIGH ON CORNER OF HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO ARM FROM HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT DX TOES CONTUSION - HEATER FELL ON BOTH TOES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT DX ACUTE DENTAL PAIN - S/P PT FALL INTO HEATER 2 DAYS AGO,CHIPPED #8 TOOTH WITH LIP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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