Accidents - Electric heaters - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,202
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	332
6-15 years old:	178
16-25 years old:	102
26-50 years old:	212
50+ years old:	376

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	312	Lower Trunk:	250
Upper Leg:	224	All Of Body:	113
Face:	98	Upper Trunk:	76
Upper Arm:	68	Head:	22
Lower Leg:	21	Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT STANDING TOO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER BURNED BUTTOCKS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 2-3% BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
GRABBED ONTO ELECTRIC HEATER DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL HEATER. DX FACE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Radiators
BURNED THIGH ON A SPACE HEATER VS RADIATOR AT HOME TODAY WHEN HE FELL O NTO IT; RIGHT THIGH BURNS (X2)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Outerwear
PT TRYING TO GET BURING COAT OFF SON FROM SPACEHEATER BURN HANDS BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters
LIFTED ELECTRIC HEATER AND HURT BACK LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LACERATION FOOT - 27 YOF DROPPED AN ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO HER RIGHT FOOT SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Wheelchairs
BURNS TO BACK OF L UPPER ARM, WHEELCHAIR SITTING NEXT TO ELECTRIC HEATER, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL ONTO AN ELECTRIC HEAD AND INJURED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BUMPED INTO WALL HEATER BUTTOCK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 2 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: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FELL AGAINST BASEBOARD HEATER LAC BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
FELL HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX R SIDE FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
TRIPPED ON SPACE HEATER R RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 14 months	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
BURN HAND - PATIENT PUT LEFT HAND ON A HEATER AT HOME - MINOR BURN TO L EFT HAND PALM AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	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
R HAND BURN/62YOM BURNED HAND 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME ON ELECTRIC HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	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, Scald
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
PT WAS SHOCKED BY SPACE HEATER WHILE TURNING IT DOWN DX: MINOR ELECTRIC INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK A HEATER AT HOME -LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
CHILD SLIPPED, FACE HIT ELECTRIC HETER, BURNS TO NOSE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT PLUGGING IN SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER TO WALL SOCKET AT HOME, POWER SURGE WITH SPARKS FELT IN HAND; ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND/FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 19 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, Beds or bedframes
PT SLIPPED ON SIDE IN BED RT HAND TOUCHED ELECTRIC RADIATOR 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
CHILD LEANED FACE &HAND AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER 2DEGREE BURNS FACE AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 5 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
PT FELL BACKWARDS, STRUCK HIP ON AN ?ELECTRICK HEATER, SUSTAINED " 2ND DERGREE BURN, RT HIP"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL AND LANDED ON A SPACE HEATER SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT DIDN'T KNOW THAT HEATER WAS ON SAT ON IT AT HOME BURN TO THIGH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN POSTERIOR THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT SUS BURN TO HAND BY A HEATER ELECTRIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
ASLEEP IN BEDROOM WHEN ELECTRIC HEATER CAUGHT FIRE, FD INVOLEMENT NS SMOKE INHALATION & CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA COHB 2.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PATIENT WAS LAYING IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, C/O LEFG PAI PAIN. DX-2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG, RENAL FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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