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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 497
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| LEANED AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER;BURN, ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT BURNED LOWER LEG ON A SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT BURNED LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER 2 NIGHTS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC, NORMAL GAIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - 33 YOF PICKED UP A CORD ATTACHED TO A SPACE HEATER A ND COULN'T PUT IT DOWN, ELECTRICAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHED ELECTRIC CORD OF HEATER IN WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC FLOOR HEATER; CONCUSSION, SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| ELECTRIC HEATER FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT, HEATER NOT TURNED ON; LEFT WITH OUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| L HIP FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER CORD OF HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT FOREARM AND FOREHEAD ON HOT ELECTRIC SPACE HE ATER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, 1ST DEGREE TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| BURN HAND ON SPACE HEATER PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT BURNED TOE ON ELECTRIC WALL HEATER. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN L GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 55 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: Electric heaters |
| CONTUSION RT HUMERUS - STEPPED ON FOOT OF CAT - LOST BALANCE & FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT LAID HAND ON ELECTRIC HEATER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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