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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DAD RUNNING HEATER IN GARAGE, HAD BEEN OFF X15 MIN WHEN PATIENT TOUCHED 2ND/3RD/4TH FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX LWOBS: BURN 1ST 3 FINGER ON HEATER X 15MIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BASEBOARD HEATER. LACERATION LT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Poles |
| IN PROCESS OF ?DEMOLITION OF HEATER, CARRYING IT&THEN WALKED INTO A POL E SEVERING A PHALYNX OF PINKY FINGER>> AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CAUGHT HER FINGER IN A HEATER WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX L MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HEATER FELL ON HAND AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT RING FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS @ HOME BRUSHED UP AGAINST SPACE HEATER NOW HAS BURN TO FINGER/ HAND. DX THERMAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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