Accidents - Electric heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,087
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	210
Year 1999:	71
Year 2002:	22
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	147
Year 2005:	21
Year 2006:	142
Year 2007:	61
Year 2008:	96
Year 2010:	281

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	182
6-15 years old:	139
26-50 years old:	319
50+ years old:	446

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
31 YOM BURNED LT LOWER LEG 8 DAYS AGO ON ELECTRIC HEATHER DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT- DX-CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Beds or bedframes
9MOM, FELL OFF BED&LEG GOT CAUGHT IN SPACE HEATER THAT WAS NEXT TO THE BED>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 28 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
28 YOM, BURNT LEG ON HEATER, BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 59 years	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, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
59YOF, C/O SUSTAINED BURN TO THE SHIN FROM SPACE HEATER, +REDNESS&BLIST ERING>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
2 YOF WENT IN MOTHER'S ROOM WHERE THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER AN D PLACED LEG UP AGAINST IT DX: BURN, LEG, 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 13 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
13 WM WITH BURN TO BACK OF LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER BACKING INTO HEATER. DX BURN LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
44YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON THE METAL PART OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER LACERATION LEG
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: 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: 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: 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: 01/13/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
CUT LEG ON A SPACE HEATER LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
BUMPED LOWER LEG ON HEATER AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 78 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
78 YOM BURNT LOWER LEG ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME
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: 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)

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 12 months	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
LOWER LEG BURN TO BACK OF LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LAC R LOWER LEG - CUT LEG ON A METAL HEATER WHEN CLEANING OUT GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
W/FM RECEIVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEG WHEN BUMPED ON SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
FELL ONTO A SPACE HEATER AND BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LOWER LEG - 44 YOM BURNED LEFT LOWER LEG ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER ON FRIDAY, HX DIABETES, DEVELOPED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 03/21/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	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, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1998	Age: 14 years	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, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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