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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,151
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 56 YO M TRYING TO ADJUST HEATER AT HOME, SLIPPED, FELL. DX HUMERUS FRAC TURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 14MOF PRESENTED WITH BURN TO UPPER ARM. MOM IS UNSURE HOW SHE GOT THE BURN, POSSIBLY FROM SPACE HEATER. BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 20 MO MALE BURNED ON UPPER ARM BY A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL ON SPACE HEATER, DX: BURN TO ARM, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED LEFT UPPER ARM ON HEATER AT HOME YESTERDAY 2ND DEGREE BURN LT UPPER ARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| UPPER ARM BURN-PASSED OUT DUE TO ETOH-SLEPT BY A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SLEPT TOO CLOSE TO A SPACE HEATER HAS BURN TO UPPER L ARM DX= BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO R UPPER ARM/DIABETES: TRIP'P & FALL'G AGAINST HEATER AT HEATER. NOW W R UPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT RAN INTO HEATER AND BURNED ARM. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER LEFT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| UPPERARM BURN FROM WARMER AT SCHOOL BURN <10% BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TOUCHED ARM ON HEATER YESTERDAY. DX: 2ND DEG BURN L UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED RIGHT UPPER ARM ON A SPACE HEATER. D: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BACKED UP INTO A SPACE HEATER DX:2ND DEGREE BURN TO BACK OF RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT UPPER ARM-BURNED ON HEATER AT AUNT'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNS TO R ARM ON HEATER DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| MOM NOTICED ARM BURN AFTER UNCLED WATCHED PATIENT AT HOME, POSSIBLY FEL L AGAINST SPACE HEATER IN HOUSE; 2ND DEGREE UPPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LEFT UPPER ARM LACERATION.PT CUT ARM ON A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SLEPT NEAR A SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT & HAS A BLISTER TO THE BACK OF HER R UPPER ARM. DX: 3RD DEGREE BURN UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RAN INTO STANDING HEATER IN BATHROOM BURN TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL ON SPACE HEATER. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM A ND FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TRIPPED ON HEATER DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER AND FELL DX: RT HUMERAL FX, CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST A HEATER AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL AGAINST HEATER DX. UPPER ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT ROLLED INTO HEATER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED ARM WITH HEATER LAST NIGHT. D: BURN LEFT ELBOW / LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Beds |
| FELL FROM BED WEDGED BETWEEN BED AND HEATER DX: L UPPER/L FOREARM/L HAND/ L LEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT CUT ARM ON METAL HEATER. DX: LAC L ARM 1.5 " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2000 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/1999 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Dancing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/1998 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1997 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/1997 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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