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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT THIGH GOT CAUGHT ON HEATER COVER SUSTAINING THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RAN INTO HEATER AND LACERATED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BILATERAL THIGH BURNS.PT FELL AGAINST A SPACE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN LEANED AGAINST HEATER. MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Hot water |
| GRANDMOTHER STATES SHE HAD A POT OF BOILING WATER ON HEATER TO PROVIDE WARMTH; NOT WITNESSED HOT PT SPILLED IT ON HERSELF. D:SCALD BURNS 6% L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL ONTO HEATER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, 2ND DEG BURN L THIGH, CONT CHEST/BACK/ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HIT LEG ON SPACE HEATER. DX: 4 X 6 CM R THIGH BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SUS BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WALKIING INTO LIVING ROOM TO TURN OFF SPACE HEATER. SLIPPED AND HYPEREXTENDED KNEE. NOW THIGH PAIN. D:HAMSTRING STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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