Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 2002:	21
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	58
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	83
Year 2008:	15
Year 2009:	36
Year 2010:	22

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	131
6-15 years old:	102
50+ years old:	46

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
5YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A PORTAB LE ROOM HEATER. D: FALL / LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
4YOM RUNNING AND FELL STRUCK FACE ON A METAL SPACE HEATER SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
10 MOM STRUCK ON HEAD BY FLOOR HEATER THAT FELL OVER SUSTAINING AN ABRA SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WAS HOME FIGHTING WITH BROTHER WHEN HE FELL BACK ONTO HEAD HITTING SPACE HEATER UNWITNESSED BY MOM. DX SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters
CHI. PT FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER CORD HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 83 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, Christmas decorations
HEAD LAC, PT FELL OVER A PORTABLE HEATER WHEN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECO RATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 04/19/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAD A SPACE HEATER FALL FROM A SHELF ONTO PTS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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: Portable electric heaters
FELL HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER. DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
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: 12/26/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
64 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SCALP CONTUSION. PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE & FELL AG AINST A PORTABLE HEATER IN THE BATHROOM. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, & HIT SCALP - NO LOC. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1997	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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