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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS FOUND BY WIFE THIS AM NEXT TO HEATER W/BURNS TO KNEE. DX: FULL THICKNESS BURNS R KNEE & L ANT TIBIA, A FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RECENTLY STRUCK LEG ON SPACE HEATER BRUISTIN AND HEMATOMA RIGHT KNE E PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Amusement attractions |
| BILATERAL KNEE PAIN, RAN INTO HEATER @HAUNTED HOUSE, DX; KNEECONTUSION/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL ONTO HEATER VENT AT RESTAURANT DX: L KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL AGAINST HEATER " TIB PLATEAU FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED KNEE AFTER LEANING AGAINST THE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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