Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	88
6-15 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	139
50+ years old:	180

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HIT LEG ON SPACE HEATER. DX: R LEG SECOND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FALL ASLEEP WITH LEG NEXT TO HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT TOUCHED CALF ON SPACE HEATER GRILL, HAS BLISTERS; 1ST AND 2ND D EGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HURT LEG WHILE UNLOADING HEATING UNITS (PT UNEMPLOYED) DX LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT. FELL ONTO HEATER AT HOME & CUT RT. LOWER LEG DX: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials
13MO OLD F BURN LEG ON HEATER WHILE FALLING TO FLOOR BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN TO RIGHT LEG AND RESULTING CELLULITIS FROM BURN FROM BASEBOARD HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL AND HIT LEG ON A HEATER. PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER AT HOME AND FELL. DX-FRACTURE DISTAL TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
51 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ABRASION TO LEG. PT SCRAPED LEG ON HEATER @ HOME. E9 179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BEDROOM HEATER- PT. BURNED ON RT. LEG / CALF, HAPPENED SATURDAY, RT. HAND TOO, PER MOM. SOCIAL WORKER CALLED. DX: BURNS TO BOTH CALVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PTBURNED LOWER LEG ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED LOWERLEG ON HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
50 YO M BURNED L LEG ON HEATER ETOH. DX 3DEGREE BURN L ANT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Hot water
MOTHER STATES CHILD BURNED W/ BOILING WATER L FOOT. HOT WATER PULLED OFF RADIATOR HEATER ONTO LEG. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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