Accidents - Electric heaters - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,003
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	464
6-15 years old:	146
16-25 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	115
50+ years old:	205

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	161	Upper Leg:	143
Lower Leg:	96	Head:	89
Lower Trunk:	81	Upper Trunk:	71
Wrist:	71	Face:	71
All Of Body:	59	Finger:	59
Toe:	46	Knee:	21
Ear:	14	Hand:	13

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PT LAC RT 3RD FINGER ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Electric heaters
PT DROPPED ELECTRIC HEATER ON L GREAT TOE 2 DAYS AGO. DX. GREAT TOE, H EMATOMA, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FELL, HIT FOOT ON METAL SPACE HEATER DX: FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNED LEG ON AN ELECTRICAL HEATER. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
A WEEK AGO BURNT THE DORSUM SIDE OF FOOT ON AN ELECTRICAL HEATER, NOW PRESENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE FOOT SWELLING&RDENSS>>BURN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
RUNNING AT HOME AND FELL ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PATIENT TOUCHED HAND ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT, INITAL PAIN; BURN TO HAND, FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PARENT STS PT FELL ONTO AN ELECTRIC HEATER BURN SECOND DEGREE LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
ELECTRIC HEATER VS. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
ELECTRIC HEATER FELL ON FOOT. DX- CONTUSION L FOOT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 2 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
PATIETN BACKED UP INTO ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER, DID NOT HAVE DIAPER ON BU RNING BUTTOCK; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 52 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
PT BURNED LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Electric heaters
PULLED ELECTRIC HEATER ON TOE. DX HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
FELL ONTO ELECTRIC HEATER PREVIOUS NIGHT AFTER DRINKING CONTUSION CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
EAR LAC, PT HIT SIDE OF HEATER THAT HAD A METAL KNOB HANGING OUT OF IT AT DAYCARE INJURING EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE TURNING ON THE SWITCH TO A HEATER AT S CHOOL. DX. ELECTRIC SHOCK, HEADACHE, CHEST PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER CONTUSING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
STEPPED ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER. DX LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PATIENT ON HEATER AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE A ND UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 24 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
FELL ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 12 months	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
BURNED HAND ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Ceilings and walls
1ST & 2ND DEGREE 4 CM BURN LT THIGH: BRUSHING HER TEETH, BURNED LT LATERAL THIGH ON ELECTRIC HEATER IN WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters, Doors
PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR. DX; FOREH EAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNED LOWER LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER/LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electric heaters, Exercise equipment
TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC HEATER HURT (L) HIP THEN USED EXERCISE BIKE AN D HAD INCREASED PAIN TO LEG DX- KNEE AND LEG STRAIN/SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT C/O FALL ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX BURN 2ND DEGREE WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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