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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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) |
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