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Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:40
26-50 years old:145
50+ years old:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN R LEG AND R WRIST, GOT TOO CLOSE TO HEATER DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN R THIGH/WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2004Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
UPPER LEG BURN ON HEATER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/14/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED ON HEATER; LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT BURNED THIGH ON SPACE HEATER AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE 3 DAYS AGO, MOM HAS BEEN PUTTING *** ON IT; 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED UPPER LEG ON FREE STANDING HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FRACTURE FEMUR - 90 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT L ANDING ON HER LEFT KNEE, FRACTURE TO DISTAL FEMUR BONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED LEG ON HEATER DX: THIGH BURN / +ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURN - COUSIN PUSHED PT INTO HEATER. D; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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