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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 621
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 12/07/2007 | 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: 11/08/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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