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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 369
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YO PT SITTING TOO CLOSE TO HEATER AT HOME BECAUSE COLD, NOW W/BURN AN D BLISTERING TO LOWER LEG; BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16YOF ACCIDENTLY BUMPED LT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPACE HEATER; LOWER LEG BURN,1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX: ACCIDENTAL BURN TO LOWER R LEG LESS THAN 5% FROM SPACE HEATER AT HO ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN HIT LEG ON PART OF METAL ON GRILL OF HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| TOUCHED LEG ON HOT WALL HEATER DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| LEFT CALF BUTN.PT BURNED CALF ON A SPACE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 94 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 |
| IN FRONT OF SPACE HEATER FOR THREE DAYS RESULTED IN FULL THICKNESS BURN S TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL ASLEEP TOO CLOSE TO HEATER BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| BURNED LEG ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| BACKED INTO HEATER, BURNED LEG DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 21 months | 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 |
| BURN TO L LEG, RAN INTO SPACE HEATER DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN LLL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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