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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,288
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FX FOREARM,FELL OVER HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 3 THIN LINE BURNS ON THIGH FROM OLD SPACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 7 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, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO A HEATER VS VENT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 7 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: Heaters or heating systems, Chairs |
| FELL OFF CHAIR AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL OVER HEATER & TWISTED FOOT DX TOE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEATER FELL ON HAND. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| SOMETHING FROM HEATER FLEW IN PTS EYE. DX FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| AT FAMILY CAMP, POSSIBLE CO EXPOSURE FROM FAULTY HEATER/ CO POISONING CO LEVEL 12.5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| AT FAMILY CAMP,POSSIBLE CO EXPOSURE FROM FAULTY HEATER/ CO POISONING CO LEVEL 12.0 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| AT FAMILY CAMP,POSSIBLE CO EXPOSURE FROM FAULTY HEATER, PT LETHARGIC/ CO POISONING (CO LEVEL 12.8) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HOUSE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE WHEN HEAT WAS TUNRED ON. DX SMOKE INHALATIO N |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCH A HEATER WHILE CAMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATED FINGER ON HEATER GRATE. DX L THUMB LAC# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT RAN INTO CORNER OF HEATER AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO RT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PUNCHED A HEATER. DX HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| KICKED HEATER AT HOME BY ACCIDENT CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CONTUSION FOOT WHEN DROPPED A HEATER ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 8 YOM FELL AGAINST HEATER @ HOME - LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG-PLAYING IN ATTIC AT HOME CUT ON HEATER-PER F ATHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 12 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: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT BUMPED INTO A WALL HEATER AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE AND BURNED LEG. D: SE COND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX: HIT FOOT ON HEATER, FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN FELL AND STRUCK FACE ON A WALL HEATER AT THE HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 6 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 |
| BURNED UPPER LEG ON HEATER WHEN PUSHED INTO IT BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| HEAD LAC, PT PLAYING, STRUCK A HEATER & SUST INJURY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT FINGERS: TOUCHED HOT HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT PUNCHED A HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT RECEIVED BURN TO THIGH WHEN GOT TOO CLOSE TO OPEN FLAME GAS HEATER AND GOWN CAUGHT ON FIRE. FAMILY POURED WATER ON FIRE. NO FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Day wear |
| BACKED UP INTO A SPACE HEATER&PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE " THIGH BURN" FD DOC NF" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| EXPOSURE TO NATURAL GAS FROM HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| EXPOSURE TO NATURAL GAS FROM HEATER. SLEEP CRANKY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PATIENT HAS EAR PAIN AT SCHOOL, AND BURNED CHIN ON HEATER 1 WEEK AGO; O TITIS MEDIA/EXTERNA, BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WAS DOING CARTWHEELS AND CUT TOE ON HEATER. DX: R GREAT TOE LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| AT SCHOOL AND SCHOOLMATE PUSHED PT AND FELL INTO HEATER C/ONECK PAIN AN D UNABLE TO WALK, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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, Chair, recliner |
| STUBBED TOE ON WALL MOUNTED HEATER, THEN AGAIN ON RECLINER CHAIR CONTUSION RT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHI AND CUT EYEBROW, FELL ON HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| SPACE HEATER FELL ON FOOT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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