Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,647
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	257
Year 1998:	56
Year 1999:	76
Year 2001:	88
Year 2002:	294
Year 2003:	203
Year 2005:	194
Year 2006:	189
Year 2007:	34
Year 2008:	145
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 27 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
27YOF NJURIED LEFT EYEBROW,STATES THAT IT WAS DARK ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO A HEATER DX: EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HAS BEEN USING SPACE HEATER IN BEDROOM FOR 1 WK, TO ER WITH EPISTAXI S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT INJURED BY HEATER THAT MALFUNCTIONED. DX FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Refrigerators
PT CUT HEAD WHEN GOING TO REFRIGERATOR AND PASSED OUT HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL LAST NIGHT ABOUT MIDNIGHT IN SHOP AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON HEATE R. ETOH. DX. LAC FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL ASLEEP NEXT TO SPACE HEATER. DX: BURNS TO FACE/R ARM 5% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 27 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
RIGHT EYELID 2ND DEG BURN. SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF A SPACE HEATER HITTIN G PT IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 30 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
PT FELL AND HIT HEATER. DX: FACIAL LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	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
RT EYEBROW LACERATION: GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM, TRIPPED OVER A HEATER, HIT HEAD, LACERATION RT SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT EXPERIENCED A FLASH BURN FROM A HEATER WHEN SHE TRIED TO LIGHT A PILOT LIGHT. DX-FIRST DEGREE BURN TO THE EYELIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 29 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
CUT FINGER WHEN SAW BLOOD PASSED OUT&FELL HITTING CHIN ON THE HEATER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 42 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
PT FELT LIGHTHEADED & FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON A HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNS TO FACE AND NOSE, EYES ARE RED WHILE WORKING ON A HEATER AT HOME. DX. BURN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
48 YOF FELL HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 27 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
PT FELL INTO WATER HEATER; LAC EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT'S HEATER EXPLODED IN HIS FACE AT HOME. DX-2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL, HIT A METAL HEATER, SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
SPACE HEATER STARTED ON FIRE AT HOME BURNING FACE AND HANDS;5 % 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 33 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
33-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FACE FROM STRIKING A PORTABLE HEAT ER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	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
PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON SPACE HEATER; LAC FACE
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: 12/05/2002	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

Date: 03/05/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1998	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1997	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1997	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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