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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 97
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:66
26-50 years old:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED ARM WITH HEATER LAST NIGHT. D: BURN LEFT ELBOW / LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Beds
FELL FROM BED WEDGED BETWEEN BED AND HEATER DX: L UPPER/L FOREARM/L HAND/ L LEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT CUT ARM ON METAL HEATER. DX: LAC L ARM 1.5 "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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