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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 22 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: Portable electric heaters |
| 22MOF PT W/ SMALL BURN ON PALM OF R HAND EXTENDED ONTO 5TH FINGER. POSS TOUCHED SMALL ELEC HEATER AT HOME. DX R HAND THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 14 YR F TOUCHED ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 14YOM, SLAPPED BACK OF HAND ON METAL PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME, CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 15 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: Portable electric heaters |
| 15 MONTH F TOUCHED HOT PORTABLE HEATER DX: THERMAL BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 10 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: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 10MOM CRAWLING ON THE BEDROOM FLOOR AND TOUCHED A STILL WARM SPACE HEAT ER THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PARENTS SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY, BROUGHT IN FOR EVAL OF HAND BURN AFTER F ALLING TO THE FLOOR HITTING HAND AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER>>CONTACT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FRACTURE 4TH-5TH METACARPAL. HIT A SMALL SPACE HEATER WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN-BURNED ON CORD OF PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 7 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, Beds or bedframes |
| WHILE ASLEEP ON BED, A NEAR BY ELECTICAL HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING PT'S HAND >> BURN , NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT TOUCHED A SPACE HEATER WITH HAND. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND |
| 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: 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: 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: 02/11/2007 | 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: 12/30/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT TOUCHED A HOT SPACE HEATER. DX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT WAS AT A RESTAURANT & PUT HER HANDS ON A SPACE HEATER, BURNING THEM DX: MINOR PARTIAL THICKNESS PALMAR BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets |
| PATIENT GOT TOO CLOSE TO PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER WITH BLANKET. IT CAUG HT FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL WHILE CARRING A ELECTRIC HEATER.LACERATION TO PALM OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 47 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON A PORTABLE HEATER DX: L HAND BURN |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 11/08/2001 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2000 | Age: 65 years | 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: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/1999 | Age: 37 years | 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: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/1999 | Age: 11 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: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/1997 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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