Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	58
50+ years old:	86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 74 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 TRIPPED OVER HEATER; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
BURNS TO LEG FROM A SPACE HEATER BURNS TO LEG 3RD DEGREE CELULITIS ALCOHOLISM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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