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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 786
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HAND CONT. 23 YOM WAS CARRYING AN OLD CAST IRON HEATER WHEN HIS FRIEND DROPPED HIS END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 23 Y O M PLACED HAND ON A HEATER IN A MOTEL BURN RIGHT HAND FIRST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RT HAND CONT: (10) DAYS AGO DROPPED A HEATER ON HIS HAND, STILL SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATED L HAND ON HEATER AT HOME# |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED (R) HAND ON A SPACE HEATER AT A BAR DX- BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED HAND ON HEATER AT HOME TODAY DX// BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURN TO HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT HEATER NO FIRE DEPT ON SCEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CUT TO HAND HIT ON METAL HEATER VENT DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LT HAND - S/P HIT HAND ON HEATER LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/1999 | Age: 24 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/1998 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/1997 | Age: 24 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, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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