Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2003 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 903
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	316
6-15 years old:	196
16-25 years old:	33
26-50 years old:	49
50+ years old:	306

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
46 YO MALE STEPPED AND FELL, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEATER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS RUNNING AND FELL STRIKING HEATER. DX: 4 CM R SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LAC TO HEAD, TRIPPED AND HIT CORNER OF HEATER DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Tables
2 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT CLIMBED UP ONTO A HEATER; JUMPED OFF & HIT NOSE ON A TABLE EDGE @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO SCAL P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HEAD CONTUSION-FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HEAD ON A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SHE THREW HERSELF BACKWARDS AT SCHOOL AND HIT HER HEAD ON EITHER THE HEATER OR A FILE CABINET, APPROXIMATELY 1400. DX LACERATION OF SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
DX SCALP LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
STATES HE FELL , TRIPPED OVER HEATER DX HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BUMPED INTO HEATER LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT. TRIPPED OVER PUPPY AND FELL BACK AGAINST HEATER. DX. LAC SCALP, M ILD HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL OFF COUCH AND BUMPED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A HEATER PT CRIED IMMEDIATELY NO LOC PT HAS SMALL LAC ON BACK OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
RAN INTO THE HEATER. DX MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: 1.5 CM HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - S/P FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A HEATER AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
CHI WHEN FELL ON HEATER IN BATHROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AGAINST A HEATER AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT. GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN HEATER, SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD. DX. ABRA/LAC R HEAD, ALTERED METAL STATUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
2 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF HEATER LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY MILD: TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
80 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT WAS GETTING UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM & BENT DOWN TO ADJUST HER HEATER & FELL. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HIT HEAD ON PORTABLE HEATER - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON HEATER DX: LAC TO OCCIPUT AREA OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC 2 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
2 YO MALE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HEATING HITTING HEAD ON WALL AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
3 YO MALE FELL ONTO HEATER AND HIT BACK OF HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HEAD TRAUMA, PT PUSHED BY ANOTHER GIRL, STRUCK A HEATER & SUST INJURY AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, HEADACHES, NO LOC, VOMIT OR LETHARGY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LACERATION HEAD - 38 YOM HIT ON HEAD BY A HEATER THAT FELL CAUSING A LA CERATION TO TOP BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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