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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 824
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 14YOM, SLAPPED BACK OF HAND ON METAL PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME, CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 7 YOM PLAYING WITH BROTHER FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATE R SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 8 YR M BURNED KNEE ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER;DX BURNED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 9YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO PORTABLE HEATER YEST HITTING CHEST/THROAT, N OW W/NECK PAIN TODAY; STRAIN OF NECK MUSCLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 11YO TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FACE ON PORTABLE SPACE HEATER LAC TO FAC E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT WAS HOME FIGHTING WITH BROTHER WHEN HE FELL BACK ONTO HEAD HITTING SPACE HEATER UNWITNESSED BY MOM. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| WHILE ASLEEP ON BED, A NEAR BY ELECTICAL HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING PT'S HAND >> BURN , NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 12/18/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 12/18/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 11/24/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: 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: 11/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 03/28/2007 | Age: 12 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: Portable electric heaters |
| PATIENT BURNT LOWER ARM ON A ELECTRIC HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets |
| PATIENT GOT TOO CLOSE TO PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER WITH BLANKET. IT CAUG HT FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 3CM NOSE LAC-FELL-@ HOME-HIT A SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Bathtubs or showers |
| SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF TUB, FELL ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER DX. BUTTOCKS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| CUT RT. FINGERS ON SMALL HEATER DX: ABRASION RT. 4TH & 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| TRIED TO JUMP OVER HEATER AND FELL ON IT;BURN, THIGH, HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON PORTABLE HEATER. DX: CHIN LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| MOTHER STATES PT PLAYING, FELL ONTO SPACE HEATER @ HOME. DX: CHEST BURN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-SPACE HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD PRESENT COHB-NOT DONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1997 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1997 | Age: 8 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: Portable electric heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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