Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,241
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	69
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	124
Year 2001:	177
Year 2002:	47
Year 2004:	246
Year 2005:	99
Year 2006:	159
Year 2007:	147
Year 2008:	14
Year 2010:	135

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	384	Lower Leg:	229
Upper Trunk:	138	Hand:	99
Lower Arm:	88	Toe:	70
Knee:	69	Finger:	66
Lower Trunk:	32	Face:	31
All Of Body:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
50 YOM BURNED THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE ON A SPACE HEATER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAN NOT CLEAN IT WELL DX: BURN TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 28 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: Portable electric heaters
28YOF ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A SPACE HEATER ON LT FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
39 YO BURN LEG ON HEATER BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
SLEEPING AND HIS PORTABLE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE,TRIED TO PUT IT OUT AND BU RNED LEGS WITH 1% TBS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
40YOM PUSHED A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER OUT OF THE WAY,WRENCHED RIGHT UPPER BACK;UPPER BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable electric heaters
CUT L GREAT TOE ON SMALL PROTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER IN BATHROOM DX L 1ST TOE SKIN AVULSION NON SUTURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
A PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
FRACTURE NOSE - 47 YOF PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT BURNED CALF ON A SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
COCCYX CT-TRIPPED OVER PORTABLE HEATER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
HAD BEEN DRINKING, FELL ASLEEP IN DEER BLIND WITH LEG AGAINST PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER/ 3RD DEGREE BURN LT LOWR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
SLEPT WITH FOOT ONHEATERA LL NIGHT AND BURNED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
AN UNPLUGGED PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON FOOT LEFT FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURNS TO LEG FROM A SPACE HEATER BURNS TO LEG 3RD DEGREE CELULITIS ALCOHOLISM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURNED HAND ON A PORTABLE HEATER DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
47 YOF BURNT ARM ON SPACE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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