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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 956
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 73 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 |
| CHI - 73 YOM FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PASSED OUT, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. DX; HEMATOMA HEAD, SYN COPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING A HEATER AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 3 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 |
| LAC TO SCALP, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER, -LOC DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD - PATIENT FELL AT HOME HITTING TOP OF HEAD ON THE HEATE R - 1.5 CM LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 27 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 HIT HEAD ON HEATER WHILE PLAYING WITH HUSBAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 3 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 |
| FELL CUTTING HEAD ON HEATER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DOWN 10 CARPETED STEPS ONTO HEATING ELEMENT GRADE I CONCUSSION - 3 CM LIP LACERATION - CONT/ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 7 YO HAD HEATER TO FALL ON HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | 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 |
| 3 YOM LACERATES SCALP WHEN STRUCK ON HEATER AT HOME. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 6 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 TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE PLAYING AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 7 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 SCALP LACERATION - S/P PLAYING WITH BROTHER FELL AN HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT 5:00 PM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Radiators |
| FELL STRIKING HEAD ON HEATER/RADIATOR. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 2 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 |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON A HEATER SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL HT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 3 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 |
| HEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, IMMEDIATE CRY, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL BACK ON HEATER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON METAL HEATER SUSTAINED " CLOSED HEAD INJURY" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | 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 FROM FATHER'S ARM HIT HEAD ON A SPACE HEATER DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 3 years | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF ARM OF COUCH ONTO METAL EDGE OF A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 YO FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL - HIT HEAD ON HEATER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL STRUCK FOREHEAD AGAINST A HEATER CONCUSSION CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME WHEN A SPACE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE IN LIVING ROOM. DX-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS SCALP, FACE, BACK, ARMS, HOUSE FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP ON HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | 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 OFF SPACE HEATER, HIT HEAD, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 22 months | 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 HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER. DX: SCALP LAC .25 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O " MY HAIR GOT BURNT BY HEATER IN GROCERY STORE" DX MINOR BURN TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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