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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Other furnaces |
| 208 MOFC IN HOUSE FIRE DUE TO SPACE HEATER, FURNACE BROKEN, RESCUED BY MOM/FD THERE/1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS HEAD, FACE SHOULDER, HANDS/TRNSFR |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Other furnaces |
| 31YOFC IN HOUSE FIRE DUE TO SPACE HEATER, FURNACE BROKEN, WENT THRU FIR E TO RESCUE BABY & RAN FROM HOUSE, FD THERE/MULTIPLE BURNS & SMOKE INH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Pillows |
| PT WAS ASLEEP WHEN DOG WAS PLAYING WITH A PILLOW TOO CLOSE TO THE HEATE R - CAUGHT FIRE. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO APPROX 25% OF BODY AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A HEATER AT HOME AND CAUGHT FIRE. DX-BURNS 40% BSA, DEATH. NOT STATED FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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