Accidents - Electric heaters - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 983
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	527
6-15 years old:	22
16-25 years old:	203
26-50 years old:	214
50+ years old:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	182	Lower Trunk:	157
Lower Arm:	138	Hand:	138
Upper Trunk:	90	Head:	86
All Of Body:	78	Face:	42
Ankle:	16	Wrist:	15
Toe:	15	Ear:	15
Pubic Region:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric heaters
DX CHI: 3YOF BIB MOP AFTER GLF @ HOME W RUN'G. HIT HEAD ON HEATER AS SHE FELL; LUMP NOTED TO LS FOREHEAD; SWELL'G TO AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Day wear
16 Y WM STOOD CLOSE TO HEATER SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE NO FD RESPONDED BURN BACK, BURNS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	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
12 MONTH M BURNED HAND ON HEATER GRATE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
2 YOM, BURNED BACK ON SPACE HEATER, BURN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT WRIST ON A HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER, DX: MULTIPLE RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
48YOM 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FOOT BURNED ON ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
NASAL ABR. PT PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM AND FELL INTO A SMALL HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Clothing
C/O BURNS, STANDING NEXT TO WALL HEATER, CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE, SINGED HAIR AND BACK. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS LOW BACK AND RIGHT FLANK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PT DX LT EAR LACERATION - DUE TO ACCIDENTAL FALL,HIT EAR ON HEATER AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 47 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
FOOT CONT. PT DROPPED AN ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
L ARM BURN TRIPPED OVER HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
FELL ONTO A HEATER HITTING NOSE DX: CONTUSION, A LITTLE BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT WITH BURNS TO RIGHT FOOT AFTER BURNING IT ON ELECTRICAL HEAT. DX BUR NS TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
RUNNING AND FELL AGAINST METAL HEATER DX: 1.5CM LAC TO FOREHEAD, STITCHES PLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
PT WAS HOME JUMPED OVER A SPACE HEATER(OFF) STRADDLE INJURY HIT PENIS AREA NOW W/ PAIN. DX PENIS INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
57 Y/ BURNED ANKLE ON ELECTRICSPACE HEATER AT HOME. DX-2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Extension cords
R HAND BURN THENAR EMINENE/ELECTROCUTION:L FINGER BURN BY ELECTROCUTION PLUGGING IN EXT. CORD IN HEATER CORD,FIREBALL,HAND BLACKENED,HOME,NO FD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/08/2009	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
10 Y/O PLUGGING IN A HEATER WHEN IT SHOCKED HER AT HOME. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BURNS TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 2 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
THERMAL BURN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE: RUNNING AROUND BEFORE BATH, APPARENTLY RAN INTO THE ELECTRIC HEATER, BURNING LT BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Electric heaters
3 YO HEATER FELL DOWN ON TOE CRUSHING INJURY TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT WAS @ DAD''S HOUSE AND WAS BURNT FROM A TORPEDO HEATER-SECOND DEGREE BURN TO R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT PULLED OFF METAL FACE PLATE TO WALL HEATER ONTO FACE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL BURNS 5%.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNS TO HAND BY ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME. DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT BURNED LT ARM ON ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
PT HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC HEATER THEN HEATER FELL ON PT HEAD DX CONTUSION HEAD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN TO R FOOT ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
PT HAD THE HEATER ON ALL NIGHT AND WOKE UP DIZZY W/ HEAD POUNDING,HEADA CHE SO SHUT HEATER OFF. CO LEVEL 17.6 DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNED BOTH FEET ON HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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