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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 47
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-2.3 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PATIENT UNPLUGGED AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, SPARKS FLEW FROM IT, WENT UP HER ARM. DX-ELECTRIC SHOCK, PREGNANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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