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