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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 19 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH A SPACE HEATER, CONCUSSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2009 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 CM SIMPLE SCALP LAC.: FELL, HIT HEAD ON A STEEL HEATER, LAC. LT SIDE OF SCALP, WAS DRINKING, LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME SCALP LACERATION |
| 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: 04/04/2007 | Age: 18 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 18 YOM JUMPED OVER COUCH, STRUCK HEAD ON HEATER HANGING FROM CEILING - LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP HIT HEAD ON HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 21 YO FEMALE HAD HEATER FALL ON HEAD HEADACHE |
| 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: 07/07/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT HEAD ON AN IRON HEATER 3 WEEKS AGO. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| STATES HE FELL , TRIPPED OVER HEATER DX HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY MILD: TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX POSTERIOR HEAD LACERATION: HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Chairs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/1998 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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