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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,935
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE GETTING IN SHOWER, FELL INTO HEATER & BURNED BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 43 Y.O. B MALE W/BURNS TO ELBOW. PT BURNED SELF ON HEATER @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/16/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| ARTIFICIAL NAIL CAUGHT ON HEATER AND AVULSED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT FOOT ON HEADTER DX: BURN TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 47 YO MALE HAD HEATER CATCH FIRE AT HOTEL - FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED SMOKE INHALATION |
| 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: 11/30/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A HEATER AT HOME. DX-PATELLA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FIXING HEATER AT HOME WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND PUSHED INTO HEATER 2 DAYS AGO. D: CONTUSION, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 47 YO M STUMBLED OVER HEATER AND FELL STRIKING ELBOW FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT. BURNED HAND 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: 09/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RT SHOULDER SEPARATION-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER A GARAGE HEATER & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT STRUCK FOOT ON HEATER FX R 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT. WAS CLEANING HOUSE AND WAS PUSHING AN OLD RADIATOR TYPE HEATER FEET SLIPPED AND HER CHIN HIT HEATER LACERATING CHIN AND BREAKING TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LAC (L) FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING HEATER AT HOME, C/O MILD PA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL ONTO HEATER C/O PAIN AND BLISTERINGDX: BURN TO BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear |
| PT BURNT LEG STANDING CLOSE TO A HEATER TO DRY PANTS WHILE CAMPING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Other furnaces |
| 31YOFC IN HOUSE FIRE DUE TO SPACE HEATER, FURNACE BROKEN, WENT THRU FIR E TO RESCUE BABY & RAN FROM HOUSE, FD THERE/MULTIPLE BURNS & SMOKE INH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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 |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS MOVING A HEATING STOVE AND CUT WRIST ON IT DX: LACERATION RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEATER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK AT STORE. CERVIC AL STRAIN AND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION OF LT FOOT AFTER HEATER FELL ON FOOT YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT DEVELOPED HEADACHE AT HOME BEING EXPOSED TO BROKEN HEATER POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 33YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH-FELL ON HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 45 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BURNS TO BACK. PT STS SHE FELL ON A SPACE HEATER. E9 248, E8881 @ HOME. NS IF FD ATTD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 32YOF-FRACTURE LEFT FOOT-SLIPPED AT HOME-FOOT WENT INTO HEATER VENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURN TO FOOT 49 YO BF GOT TO CLOSE TO HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT CUT ARM ON METAL HEATER. DX: LAC L ARM 1.5 " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO TURN ON A HEATER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BACKED UP AGAINST HEATER DX BURN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Beds |
| BURNED LEFT HAND ON HEATER NEAR BED. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL IN ROOM, HIT L FOREARM ON HEATING UNIT AT MOTHER'S HOUSE. DX . HEMATOMA L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RT ANKLE 2ND DEGREE BURN-BURNED 4 DAYS PTA ON A CERAMIC HEATER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| IRRITATION BILATERAL EYES DUE TO SMOKE. 44 ML HAD HEATER CATCH ON FIRE AND THE SMOKE IRRITATED EYES.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O STEAM BURN TO RT ARM FROM HEATER IN APARTMENT. (DX RT FOREARM 1ST DEGREE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| =48YOF CARBON MONXIDE INHALATION IN HOME HEATER DX/CO2 EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL ON SPACE HEATER, FELL ON HER THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT LEANED AGAINST HEATER BURNING BUTTOCK C/O PAIN DX: BURN TO BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PICKED UP A HEATER WEIGHING 75 LBS, PAIN IN TESTICLES, ONSET LAST NIGHT. NO DIAGNOSIS ON CHART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| DROP HEATER ON FOOT DX: FOOT/TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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