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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/31/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| STEPPED ON GAS HEATER FELL HIT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FELL CARRYING GAS HEATER/CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FELL ON GAS HEATER/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| WENT TO LIGHT HEATER IT BURNED HER HEAD AND HAIR DX BURN TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AS A RESULT OF FALLING ONTO A PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 35 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| CHI-NO LOC-FELL-HIT HEAD ON GAS HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A GAS HEATER AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE DUE TO PROPANE SPACE HEATER USE; MIGRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2001 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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