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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATION CHIN - 49 YOF TRIPPED OVER SPACE HEATER AND FELL STRIKING CH IN, HAD BEEN DRINKING EARLIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT. FELL DURING POWER OUTAGE AND HIT FACE AGIANST HEATER, NOSE BLEED. DX. FX NASAL BONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT STATES SHE FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ON A WARM HEATER LACERATION LEFT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Clothing |
| PT GETTING DRESSED IS LEGALLY BLIND AND HIT A HEATING UNIT DX LAC EYEB ROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT PROPANE POOL HEATER & IT SUDDENLY FLASHEDBACK AT HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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