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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 813
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| CONTUSION/LACERATION HEAD AFTER FELLA NDH IT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SLEEPING AND HIS PORTABLE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE,TRIED TO PUT IT OUT AND BU RNED LEGS WITH 1% TBS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION FROM SPACE HEATER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SPACE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE AND DAD GRABBED HEATER WHICH BURNED HIS HAND,U NK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 40YOM PUSHED A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER OUT OF THE WAY,WRENCHED RIGHT UPPER BACK;UPPER BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 7 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON A SPACE HEATER, CUTTING FOREHEAD DX: CHI, LACERATION, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 12 YOF FELL AGAINST PORTABLE HEATER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURNED FOREARM ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME. DX; PARTIAL THICKN ESS BURN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 8 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 |
| GRABBED ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME & BURNED HAND DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS LEFT ALONE IN ROOM WHERE AN ELECTRIC HEATER WAS ON A SHELF; PT MUST HAVE PULLED CORD, HEATER FELL ON PT. DX: LT CHEEK BURN, HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT BURNT LOWER ARM ON A ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT DX RT 5TH TOE CONTUSION - PT DROPPED PORTABLE HEATER ON FOOT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Other toys |
| 2 YOF, REACHING FOR A BALL WHEN BURNED HAND ON A SPACE HEATER. BLISTERING NOTED. DX: BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SUS FOREHEAD LAC AFTER FALLING FROM MOM'S BED AND HITTING HEAD ON S PACE HEATER. DX FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| ELECTRIC HEATER FELL ON HEAD WHILE SLEEPING, LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURNED HAND, WRIST ON TALL PLUG-IN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME. DX; 2ND DE GREE BURN HAND, WRIST. RESIDENCE IS MOBILE HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 5 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: Portable electric heaters |
| PATIENT FELL ONTO SPACE HEATER GRID LAST NIGHT SUSTAINING A 2ND DEGREE BURN OF WRIST-HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| CUT L GREAT TOE ON SMALL PROTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER IN BATHROOM DX L 1ST TOE SKIN AVULSION NON SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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