Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	316
6-15 years old:	51
16-25 years old:	77
50+ years old:	312

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Arm:	131	Upper Trunk:	102
Hand:	100	Face:	90
Lower Leg:	86	Upper Leg:	77
Lower Trunk:	75	Neck:	69
Head:	16	Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURN FROM A PORTABLE HEATER TO THE LOWER L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT PUT HAND ON PORTABLE SPACE HEATER SUSTAINING BURN TO RT HAND BURN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters, Bathtubs or showers
IN BATHROOM, GOT OVERHEATED FROM SPACE HEATER AND PASSED OUT, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON TUB/ NECK STRAIN, VAGAL SYNCOPE /
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER FELL AGAINST CHINA CABINET DX CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets
BURN TO FACE WHEN SPACE HEATER CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE - UNKOWN IF FD AT TENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HEATER;BURN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
TOUCHED PORTABLE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
FELL ON SPACE HEATER DX CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
FELL AND CUT FOREHEAD ON HEATER IN ROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON PORTABLE HEATER. DX: CHIN LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
HIT LEG ON PORTABLE HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT SUST. LAC. TO FACE ON PORTABLE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters, Portable baby swings
CHI - MOM WAS MOVING A PORTABLE HEATER AND THE CORD GOT STUCK AND THE H EATER FELL STRIKING 4 WK OLD INFANT'S SWING, UNSURE IF STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURN TO LEG--SITTING TOO CLOSE TO HEATER DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 6 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: Portable electric heaters
MOTHER STATES PT PLAYING, FELL ONTO SPACE HEATER @ HOME. DX: CHEST BURN .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WAS DUSTING HOUSE WHEN SHE BUMPED HER LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPACE HEATER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURN FACE - 11 MOF FELL ONTO A PORTABLE ELECTRIC (PLUG IN) SPACE HEATER BURNING LEFT SIDE OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
2 YO F FELL INTO SPACE HEATER, BURNS TO R ARM/R ABD. DX 1 & 2 DEGREE BU RN TO 15-18%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
RIB CONT. PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	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: Portable electric heaters
11 MO M BURN TO L HAND ON SPACE HEATER, RED WITH BLISTER AT GRANDMOTHER S HOUSE.DX 2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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