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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| TRYING TO KILL A WASP IN HIS HOUSE, SWATTED AND LOST BALANCE, FELL AGAI NST BASEBOARD HEATING UNIT. DX ABRASION LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| PT BURNED FOREARM ON BASEBOARD HEATER. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM: BURNED ARM ON BASEBOARD HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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