Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 504
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	86
26-50 years old:	246
50+ years old:	172

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 38 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
PT FELL ASLEEP IN FRONT OF SPACE HEATER 1 WK AGO. DX: HEALING PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN W/CELLULITIS L SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED LEG ON SPACE HEATER. DX: LEG WEAKNESS, LEUKOCYTOSIS, R CALF BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED HER LEG ON A SPACE HEATER. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L SHIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG-PLAYING IN ATTIC AT HOME CUT ON HEATER-PER F ATHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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 WAS BURNED ON SPACE HEATER 1 MO AGO. DX: HEALING BURN L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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
PT BUMPED INTO A WALL HEATER AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE AND BURNED LEG. D: SE COND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HIT LEG ON HEATER 3 MO AGO. DX: R PERONEAL TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 39 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
PT SLEPT TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER 1 WK AGO. DX: BURN R CALF 5 CM X 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 38 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
PATIENT BURNED LOWER LEG ON A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LOWER LEG AB-SCARAPED LEG ON A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
LEFT LOWER LEG ABR. PT FELL HITTING LEG ON A SMALL SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	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
BUMPED INTO SPACE HEATER BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear
BURN LOWER LEG - 26 YO MALE AT HOME - STOOD TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER A ND PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE - PRESENTS WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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