Accidents - Electric heaters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,150
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	87
Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	155
Year 2001:	225
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	219
Year 2004:	120
Year 2005:	212
Year 2007:	230
Year 2008:	115
Year 2009:	214
Year 2010:	276

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	319	Lower Trunk:	254
All Of Body:	242	Hand:	228
Foot:	200	Finger:	187
Upper Trunk:	173	Wrist:	154
Toe:	145	Upper Leg:	103
Face:	75	Knee:	48
Lower Arm:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
31 YOM BURNED LT LOWER LEG 8 DAYS AGO ON ELECTRIC HEATHER DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT- DX-CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Day wear
48 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT GOT TO CLOSE TO ELECTRIC HEATER, SHIRT MELTED ON BACK. DX; 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER AND LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
DX JOINT EFFUSION-KNEE R/CONTU KNEE R/DJD R KNEE: 46YOM HIT R KNEE ON HEATER YTDY & HAS PN SINCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
28 YOM, BURNT LEG ON HEATER, BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2010	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT HAND BURN. 36 YOF BURNED HAND ON A SPACE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 44 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: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
44YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON THE METAL PART OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT WRIST ON A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER, DX: MULTIPLE RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
48YOM 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOOT BURNED ON ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
NASAL ABR. PT PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM AND FELL INTO A SMALL HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Clothing
C/O BURNS, STANDING NEXT TO WALL HEATER, CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE, SINGED HAIR AND BACK. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS LOW BACK AND RIGHT FLANK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
FOOT CONT. PT DROPPED AN ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
PT HAD THE HEATER ON ALL NIGHT AND WOKE UP DIZZY W/ HEAD POUNDING,HEADA CHE SO SHUT HEATER OFF. CO LEVEL 17.6 DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PT LAC RT 3RD FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Electric heaters
PT DROPPED ELECTRIC HEATER ON L GREAT TOE 2 DAYS AGO. DX. GREAT TOE, H EMATOMA, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
A WEEK AGO BURNT THE DORSUM SIDE OF FOOT ON AN ELECTRICAL HEATER, NOW PRESENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE FOOT SWELLING&RDENSS>>BURN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters
PULLED ELECTRICAL CORD ON A HEATER FROM AN ELECTRICAL PLUG ELECTRICAL BURN LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT BURNED LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX: L KNEE 2ND DEG BURN/CELLULITIS/STRAIN/HEMARTHROSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
HOUSE ON FIRE, POSS ELECTRIC HEATER, JUMPED OUT WINDOW, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HURT HEELS, UNK IF FD ON SCENE, DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISON 101
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
SAT TOO CLOSE TO HEATER RESULTING IN BLISTERS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
CUT LEG ON A SPACE HEATER LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Outerwear
PT TRYING TO GET BURING COAT OFF SON FROM SPACEHEATER BURN HANDS BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters
LIFTED ELECTRIC HEATER AND HURT BACK LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LACERATION FOOT - 27 YOF DROPPED AN ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO HER RIGHT FOOT SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
FELL HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX R SIDE FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT STATES SHE GOT DIZZY & BACKED INTO SPACE HEATER AT HOME 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT FOREARM BURN,RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT GOT UP IN THE DARK AND FELL OVER A N ELECTRIC HEATER AND BURNED HAND AND THE FELL AND INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT SUS BURN TO UPPER LRG BY A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SPACE HEATER ,GOT KNOCKED OUT AND WAS LAYING ON H EATER WHICH BURNED HIS CHEST-5% BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters
PT GOT SHOCKED WHILE PLUGGING IN SPACE HEATER; WRIST ELECTRICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters
PT CARRYING ELECTRIC HEATER, FELT POP. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMB AR SACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT HAD SEIZURE AT HOME AND FELL ONTO ELECTRIC HEATER CAUSING BURNS LT CHEST, RT RIBS, ARMS, BACK; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT CHEST, BACK, RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT THIGH BURN.PT WAS IN FRONT OF A HEATER BLOWER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THIGH BECAME RED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LOWER LEG - 44 YOM BURNED LEFT LOWER LEG ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER ON FRIDAY, HX DIABETES, DEVELOPED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
ELECTRICAL SHOCK - 33 YOF PICKED UP A CORD ATTACHED TO A SPACE HEATER A ND COULN'T PUT IT DOWN, ELECTRICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN HAND ON SPACE HEATER PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters, Nightwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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