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Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 277
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:87Lower Arm:80
Head:77Hand:15
All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable electric heaters
CONTUSION/LACERATION HEAD AFTER FELLA NDH IT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable electric heaters
SMOKE INHALATION FROM SPACE HEATER WHICH CAUGHT FIRE UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
SPACE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE AND DAD GRABBED HEATER WHICH BURNED HIS HAND,U NK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Portable electric heaters
7 YOF HIT FOREHEAD ON A SPACE HEATER, CUTTING FOREHEAD DX: CHI, LACERATION, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable electric heaters
12 YOF FELL AGAINST PORTABLE HEATER CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters
PATIENT BURNT LOWER ARM ON A ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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