Accidents - Portable electric heaters - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 7,175
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	411
Year 1998:	203
Year 1999:	209
Year 2000:	216
Year 2001:	399
Year 2002:	216
Year 2003:	758
Year 2004:	591
Year 2005:	694
Year 2006:	374
Year 2007:	813
Year 2008:	830
Year 2009:	657
Year 2010:	796

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	2,258
6-15 years old:	824
16-25 years old:	619
26-50 years old:	1,241
50+ years old:	2,230

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	1,188	Foot:	755
Lower Trunk:	718	Lower Arm:	689
Face:	640	Upper Trunk:	621
Lower Leg:	514	Toe:	388
Upper Leg:	370	Head:	280
Finger:	240	Upper Arm:	139
Shoulder:	138	All Of Body:	110
Neck:	92	Knee:	92
Ankle:	89	Wrist:	67
Mouth:	33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
61 YOF WAS BENDING OVER TO CHECK ON A SPACE HEATER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/16/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
13 MO M FELL LANED ON ELECTRIC PLUG IN HEATER AT HOME, BURNED ARM. DX F OREARM BURN
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: 12/12/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
50 YOM BURNED THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE ON A SPACE HEATER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAN NOT CLEAN IT WELL DX: BURN TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 2 years	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
2 YOF BURNED HER FOREARM ON A PORTABLE HEATER/ BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/13/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
74 YO WF DROPPED A ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER ON FOOT CONTUSION LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
28YOF ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A SPACE HEATER ON LT FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 25 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
25YM,INJURED AT HOME BURNT LOWER LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX: BURN TO LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
LUMBAR STR. 59 YOF STRAINED BACK BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
23 MO MALE BUMPED INTO PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER AT BABYSITTERS HO USE. DX BUTTOCKS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets
4YOM-LIP LAC-RUNNING W/A BLANKET-FELL-HIT A PORTABLE HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
89 YOF FELL OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER/ LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
79 YOF TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC HEATER CORD. DX: CLOSED R SUBCAPITAL HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 04/01/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
64 Y/O/F STUBBED TOE ON A SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX/ LEFT 5TH TOE FX
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: 02/14/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
9 MONTH F BURNED R 5TH FINGER WHEN SHE TOUCHED HOT ELECTRIC HEATER AT AUNTS HOUSE DX: THERMAL BURN
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: 01/15/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
7 YOM PLAYING WITH BROTHER FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATE R SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
8 YR M BURNED KNEE ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER;DX BURNED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
9YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO PORTABLE HEATER YEST HITTING CHEST/THROAT, N OW W/NECK PAIN TODAY; STRAIN OF NECK MUSCLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT SUS LAC TO TOE AFTER PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON TOE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 11 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
11YO TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FACE ON PORTABLE SPACE HEATER LAC TO FAC E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters, Furniture
A 68YOF TRIPPED OVER A HEATER CORD AND HIT UPPER ARM ON FURNITURE. DX: LEFT DISTAL THIRD HUMERAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER AFTER TRIPPING OVER SPACE HEATER AND D FALLING. DX CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Televisions
PLAYING WITH COUSIN, JUMPED OFF THE TV&PULLED DOWN AN ELECTRIC SPACE HE ATER BURNING ARM>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
2 YO MALE, HEATER FELL ON FOOT AT GRANDMAS HOUSE. DX FOOT 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: 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: 03/20/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
L FOOT STR/21YOF AT HOME YESTERDAY STUBBED L FOOT ON FLOOR HEATER.
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: 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: 02/04/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT BURNED LOWER ABDOMEN ON THE SPACE HEATER AT HOME THERMAL BURN TO ABD OMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
ELECTRIC HEATER FELL ON FOOT. DX. TOE ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 16 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
16 YOF GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, TRIPPED AND STRUCK PORTABLE H EATER, IT WAS NOT ON, AND SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE A BATH, & WARMING HER BUTTOCKS BY A CERAMIC HEATER, WHEN SHE FELL BACK, REDNESS TO LT BUTT CHEEK. DX; BUTT BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
C/O BURN/WOUND TO L FOOT X 7 DAYS. STEPPED ON NAIL 6 MONTHS AGO WHICH IS WHEN SX BEGAN. BURNED FOOT ON SPACE HEATER. L FOOT GANGRENE, UNCON
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO LEFT HIP AND FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 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: 11/01/2008	Age: 80 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
LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING FACE ON PORTABLE HEATER LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
LAC R HAND ON PORTABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 52 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
SLIPPED, FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER HIT CHEST. DX CHEST CONTUSION
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: 03/11/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
39 YO BURN LEG ON HEATER BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	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
PT WITH LAC TO FACE FROM RUNNING INTO A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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
21 Y/O FEMALE SUS BURN TO UPPER TRUNK DUE TO A PORTABLE HEATER DX BURN TO UPPER TRUNK%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Portable electric heaters
PAIN MOVINGPORTABLE HEATER/CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT C/O ANKLE INJURY. PT CUT ANKLE ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX ABRASION ANKLE .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 57 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, Bathtubs or showers
DIZZY TRIPPED FELL IN TUB, SAT ON TOILET, PASSED OUT FELT BURNING ON LE G, SHE HAD SAT ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
PT BENDING OVER TO TURN OFF SPACE HEATER FELL TO FLOO HURT BACK LOW BACK PAIN AND HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 FELL ON A PORTABLE SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT RIB AREA
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: 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

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: 11/30/2006	Age: 2 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, Beds or bedframes
FELL FROM BED ONTO A SPACE HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN - LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
DX 3RD DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCKS: GOT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
3 YO F 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO SIDE OF FACE AFTER ELECTRIC FLOOR HEATER FELL ON PT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
A PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Animal induced injury
PATIENT LEANED BACK AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER IN BEDROOM 2 DAYS AGO, BURN ON THIGH, HAS THIGH LCS FROM POSSIBLE CAT SCRATCH; 2ND DG BUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 03/30/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
FRACTURE NOSE - 47 YOF PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER
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: 02/12/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT BURNED CALF ON A SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT FELL REACHING FOR FLOOR HEATER. DX: LEFT ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Other toys
PT. PLAY'G COMPUTER GAME, ACT'G OUT DANC'G, TRIPPED ON BALL, FELL + HIT CHIN ON SPACE HEATER THIS EVE. 1.5CM ARC-SHAPED VERT. LAC. DX.: LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 21 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
2DY AGO PT. GRABBED SPACE HEATER + BURNED 3RD + 4TH FINGERS. 0.5CM BLIS TER NOW AVULSED. DX.: 2ND-DEGREE BURNS, 2 OR MORE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 34 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
COCCYX CT-TRIPPED OVER PORTABLE HEATER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
HAD BEEN DRINKING, FELL ASLEEP IN DEER BLIND WITH LEG AGAINST PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER/ 3RD DEGREE BURN LT LOWR LEG
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: 06/27/2005	Age: 14 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
3CM NOSE LAC-FELL-@ HOME-HIT A SPACE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
BENT OVER TO PLUG ELECTRIC HEATER IN, FELL TO FLOOR INJURING HIP AT HOM E. DX: FRACTURE HIP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT AT CAMPGROUND FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC PORTABLE SPACEHEATER BURN TO UPP ER ARM DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L DALTOID 8CM X 6.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF TUB, FELL ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER DX. BUTTOCKS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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, HIT BUTTOCK ON SMALL ELECTRICAL HEATER DX HIP CONTUSION
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: 02/13/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT AT HOME SPACE HEATER FELL HITTING RT FOREARM, LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
CUT RT. FINGERS ON SMALL HEATER DX: ABRASION RT. 4TH & 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
SLEPT WITH FOOT ONHEATERA LL NIGHT AND BURNED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
53 YR OLD FEMALE DROPPED HEATER ON FOOT FRACTURE FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/06/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER AND BURNED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
AN UNPLUGGED PORTABLE HEATER FELL ON FOOT LEFT FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes
21 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN LANDED ON PORTABLE HEATER WHEN FELL OU T OF BED AT HOME. DX; 2 DEGREE BURNS, UPPER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PATIENT STUMBLED INTO PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME; 1ST DEGREE ABDO MINAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	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
21MO OLD M TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER BURN ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
GOT UP TO RUN AFTER MOM AND RAN INTO ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER, BURN THI GH
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)

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: 02/06/2004	Age: 47 years	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
47 YOF BURNT ARM ON SPACE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
LACERATION UPPER LIP - 3 YOM WAS PUSHED BY HIS BROTHER INTO A PORTABLE SPACE HEATER SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 8 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
TRIED TO JUMP OVER HEATER AND FELL ON IT;BURN, THIGH, HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Nightwear
BACKED AGAINST A SPACE HEATER,NIGHTGOWN CAUGHT FIRE,BURNS TO BUTTOCKS A ND HANDS,2ND DEGREE,NO FIRE DEPT. NEEDED
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: 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

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: 12/15/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
MOVING HEAVY FLUID FILLED RADIATOR - TYPE PORTABLE HEATER, HURT BACK A T HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. ELECTRIC HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME0SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-2.3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/24/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Bedsprings or bedframes
DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AND HEAD: MISTOOK PORTABLE SPACE HEATER FOR COMODE IN BEDROOM, STARTED TO SIT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON BED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 35 years	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
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO UPPER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A PORTABLE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Portable electric heaters
PATIENT UNPLUGGED AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, SPARKS FLEW FROM IT, WENT UP HER ARM. DX-ELECTRIC SHOCK, PREGNANT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2001	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
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: 10/29/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2001	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2001	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Nightwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
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: 01/13/2000	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		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: 07/05/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
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: 12/30/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1997	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
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

Date: 12/01/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1997	Age: 10 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1997	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/1997	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/1997	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
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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