Accidents - Electric fireplaces - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 695
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	132
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	6
Year 2005:	75
Year 2006:	31
Year 2007:	150
Year 2008:	19
Year 2009:	112
Year 2010:	150

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	451
26-50 years old:	95
50+ years old:	147

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	338	Head:	130
Face:	122	Upper Trunk:	63
Lower Arm:	16	Mouth:	11
Finger:	11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric fireplaces
50 YOF HAD ELECTRIC FREE STANDING FIREPLACE FALL ON HER. DX: L HAND CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
17 MO M FELL ON FIREPLACE;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric fireplaces
42YOM LIFTING A ELECTRIC FIREPLACE ON FRIDAY DEVLOPED PAIN IN BACK; BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2010	Age: 11 months	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 fireplaces
11MO OLD F TOUCH SIDE OF FIREPLACE INJURING HAND BURN HAND----NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
5 YOM FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON EDGE OF FIREPLACE SUSTAINING A LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
HAND BURN-11MOF-TOUCHED HOT GLASS OF ELECTRIC FIREPLACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric fireplaces
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEDA ON A BRICK FIREPLACE, NO LOC, CRIED IMMEDIATE LY>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	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 fireplaces
DX 1ST GEG BURN FOREARM: BURNED L FOREARM TODAY ON GLASS FRONT OF ELECTRIC FIREPLACE @ HOME: NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
11MO,M,TOUCHED ELECTRIC FIREPLACE WITH BOTH HANDS, SECOND DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric fireplaces
HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
FELL ON FIREPLACE;DX LACERATED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric fireplaces
PATIENT PULLED A FIREPLACE INSERT ONTO THUMB, SWELLING; THUMB INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
212YFC TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC FIREPLACE BURNING HAND/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
9MONTH OLD MALE REACHED INTO ELECTRIC FIREPLACE PALMER ASPECT BURN/FD DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 11 months	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 fireplaces
PT PRESENTED WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT PALM OF HAND FROM T OUCHING ELECTRIC FIREPLACE AT HOME. BLISTERS PRESENT,INTACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
CUT FOREHEAD, FELL ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2006	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric fireplaces
CONTUSED FINGER ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Electric fireplaces
DENTAL INJURY, FELL INTO BRICK FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
WAS LIGHTING ELECTRIC FIRE IN FIREPLACE AND IT BLEW UP ,CAUGHT EYEBROW S ON FIRE. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS EYE AREA NO FIRE DEPT.CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
SCALP LACERATION, FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric fireplaces
CHI, FELL AGAINST FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 12 months	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 fireplaces
PT GRABBED ELECTRIC FIREPLACE. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
FOREHEAD LACERATION, FELL ONTO FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
CUT LIP WHEN FELL ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
CUT FOREHEAD ON FIREPLACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric fireplaces
FACE LAC-AT HOME-PULLED AN ELECTRIC FIREPLACE OVER ON TOP OF HER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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