Accidents - Electric heaters - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,664
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	209
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	160
Year 2001:	6
Year 2002:	143
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	151
Year 2005:	178
Year 2006:	258
Year 2007:	153
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	22
Year 2010:	77

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	355	All Of Body:	246
Face:	227	Foot:	216
Lower Trunk:	174	Lower Leg:	139
Lower Arm:	135	Toe:	95
Head:	26	Finger:	18
Wrist:	15	Knee:	6
Pubic Region:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/12/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
15 YO F WITH A 2ND DEGREE BURN BY HOT HEATER (NON SPEC) AT HOME DX: THERMAL BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
13 WM WITH BURN TO BACK OF LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER BACKING INTO HEATER. DX BURN LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
PT WAS HOME JUMPED OVER A SPACE HEATER(OFF) STRADDLE INJURY HIT PENIS AREA NOW W/ PAIN. DX PENIS INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
10 Y/O PLUGGING IN A HEATER WHEN IT SHOCKED HER AT HOME. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BURNS TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FELL, HIT FOOT ON METAL SPACE HEATER DX: FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE TURNING ON THE SWITCH TO A HEATER AT S CHOOL. DX. ELECTRIC SHOCK, HEADACHE, CHEST PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
STEPPED ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER. DX LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
WRIST CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT ELECTRIC HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - ELECTRICAL HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Electric heaters
NOSEBLEED, HAS ELECTRIC HEAT @ HOME DX EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURNS ALL OF BODY, PT GOT BURNED, FAULTY ELECTRIC HEATER, HOME ALL ON FIRE, FD ATTENDED, DOA.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
PT INJURED FOOT ON A HEAT GRATE AT HOME TODAY AND INJURED TOES DX// FX RIGHT 5TH TOE LAC 4TH AND 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON NAIL DRYER; TB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Electric heaters
CRUSHED L FOOT, PT SUST INJURY W/AN ELECTRIC HEATER, C/O PAIN, LIMPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters, Other furnaces
PT IN HOUSE FIRE EXPOSED TO SMOKE FURNACE NOT WORKING ELECTRIC HEATER C AUSED FIRE 2 YOLD SIB EXPIRED IN FIRE. DX SMOKE INHALED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK WHEN A HEATER FELL OVER AND STRUCK PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles
R HAND BURNED PLUGGING IN SPACE HEATER TO OUTLET DX; ELECTRICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Electric heaters
EPITAXIS. PT DEVELOPED A NOSE BLEED FROM DRY AIR FROM AN ELECTRIC HEATE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL ONTO AN ELECTRIC HEAD AND INJURED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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: Electric heaters
BUMPED INTO WALL HEATER BUTTOCK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT PLUGGING IN SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER TO WALL SOCKET AT HOME, POWER SURGE WITH SPARKS FELT IN HAND; ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND/FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
ASLEEP IN BEDROOM WHEN ELECTRIC HEATER CAUGHT FIRE, FD INVOLEMENT NS SMOKE INHALATION & CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA COHB 2.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Electric heaters
PT PLAYING WITH COUSIN YEST FELL OVER AN ELECTRIC HEATER NOW C/O LT GRO IN PN, CONTUSION/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
WAS WRESTLING FELL AND HIT ARM ON HEATER DX: FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT STATES HE BURNT HIS HAND ON A ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Day wear
DX:PATIENT STANDING IN FRONT OF ELECTRIC HEATER, BLOUSE STRINGS CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT. NOT KNOWN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
LT 5TH TOE FX-STUBBED TOE ON ELECTRIC HEATER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
FOREHEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC, NORMAL GAIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric heaters
ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHED ELECTRIC CORD OF HEATER IN WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT LAID HAND ON ELECTRIC HEATER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	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: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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