Accidents - Other heaters or heating systems - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	38
Year 1998:	84
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	6
Year 2002:	11

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	96
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	17
26-50 years old:	38

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 12/15/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 24 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, Scald
Product: Other heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Other heaters or heating systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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