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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 876
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SLIPPED INTO A HEATER INJURING MOUTH. D XMOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE BECAUSE OF FAULTY HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEATER AT HOME LEAKINGCARBON MONOXIDE EXP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED BUTTOCKS ON HOT PIPE HEATER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED FOREARM ON HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHE THREW HERSELF BACKWARDS AT SCHOOL AND HIT HER HEAD ON EITHER THE HEATER OR A FILE CABINET, APPROXIMATELY 1400. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 13 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 13 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEATER BURNED BACK AFTER SHE FELL OVER IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BUMPED TOE ON HEATER DX; FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: 1.5 CM HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| MINOR LAC DISTAL 3RD L FINGER/12YOF CUT L 3RD FINGER ON HEATER COILS AT ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATED FOOT ON HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT SUSTAINED 1CM LACERATION TO RT UPPER OUTER LIP AFTER FALLING/HITTING FACE ON HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RT WRIST LAC-FELL ON A HEATER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HIT ANKLE AGAINST METAL HEATER DX: ANKLE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| BURNED LOWER ARM ON HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL AND HIT LEG ON A HEATER. PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HEATING HITTING HEAD ON WALL AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT STUCK HAND INTO HEATER AT CHURCH. DX: R HAND ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT C/O HEATER FALLING ON HER TOES DX: TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL INTO HEATER WITH BURNS TO B/L THIGHS, 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A HEATER AND FELL ON CONCRETE. DX-CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW AND FOREARM, S/P FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX RIGHT SMALL TOE LACERATION: CUT TOE ON METAL BAND FROM HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT PUSHED BY ANOTHER GIRL, STRUCK A HEATER & SUST INJURY AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, HEADACHES, NO LOC, VOMIT OR LETHARGY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT TOUCHED LEG AGAINST SPACE HEATER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO DIS TAL THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM FAULTY HEATER. TRANSFERRED T O ANOTHER HOSP FOR HYPERBARIC THERAPY. PLACED ON VENTILATOR,CPR REQUIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LT RING FINGER LAC-CUT ON A HEATER @ AUNT'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Nightwear |
| STOOD NEXT TO SPACE HEATER TO GET GLASS OF WATER AND GOWN CAUGHT ON FIR E, UNCLE USE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FLAMES;FIRE, NO FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CUT ON SHARP PART OF HEATER-DX-ACUTE 2 CM 5TH L TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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