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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| FACE LAC-FEL WHILE PLAYING-HIT A SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AGAINST WALL HEATER IN BATHROOM AT HOUSE AND BURNED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT RUNNING WITHOUT WEARING DIAPER AND RAN INTO OLD FASHIONED COIL HEATER, BURNED ON BUTTOCKS; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL INTO A HEATER AND SUS AHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 53 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: Other heaters or heating systems |
| PT STATES SHE FELL AND HIT ABDOMEN ON SPACE HEATER TRANSFERRED TO CROZIER BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| TRAUMA (L) FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING HEATER/RADIATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS, UNABLE TO STAND UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| HIT BY WINDMILLDX: LACERATION LT. SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| MOM PUT A PORTABLE HEATER IN BATHROOM & PT. TOUCHED IT DX: BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 3 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: Other heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED HANDS WHEN FELL ON FLOOR HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 13 months | 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: Other heaters or heating systems |
| BURNS (L) THIGH, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH THE HEAT VALVE, C/ O SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Other heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED TOE ON FLOOR HEATER. DX: GREAT TOE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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