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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 60
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF SPACE HEATER LAST PM. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear |
| PT SLEPT NEXT TO SPACE HEATER WHICH CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 10% TBSA SUPERF PART THICK BURN TO BACK/FLANK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear |
| PT FELL ASLEEP NEAR A SPACE HEATER AND THEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE AND H E SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO UPPER TRUNK TRANSFERRED NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT STATED HE WAS BURNED BY A HEATER ON 12-2 BUT THE BURN IS GETTING WOR SE - BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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