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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,049
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| THERMAL BURN R SHOULDER.FAMILY SAYS REHAB USED HEATING PAD 12/13,FOUND ULCER ON 12/18.DX DEEP ULCERATED BURN R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| DX:2ND DEGREE BURN LOW BACK. USING HEATING PAD AND *** CREAM FORCHRONIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT FELL ASLEEP WITH AN E;LECTRIC HEATING PAD TO CHEST SUSTAINED A FIRST DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PATIENT HAD BURNT ILLEOSTOMY SITE (LOWER TRUNK) WITH A HEATING PAD. DX: BURN TO LOWER TRUNK/CLOSED OFF ILLEOSTOMY SITE BECAUSE OF BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PATIENT WITH LEG PAIN FROM THIGH TO KNEE. 1ST DEG. BURN TO THIGH FROM H EATING PAD. PAINFUL TO STRAIGHTEN LEG. D: THIGH STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 58 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: Electric heating pads |
| BURN LOWER LEG - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURN TO LOWER LEFT LEG AND REPOR TS HE HAD APPLIED HEATING PAD TO AREA AND SUSTAINED BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD 3 DAYS AGO. DX: SECOND DEG BURN LOWER BACK/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| 53YF WITH BURN FROM HEATING PAD DX; SMALL BURN TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT BURNED THIGHS ON ELECTRIC HEATING PAD DX: BURN TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| BURN FROM HEATING PAD 10 DAYS PRIOR ABD SKIN BURN/ULCER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PATIENT BURNED HER KNEE ON AN ELECTRIC HEATING PAD. DX-RIGHT KNEE 2ND DEGREE BURN, PAINFUL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PT WAS BURNED ON HEATING PAD ON HEEL.DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| BURNS 1ST DEGREE (L) FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HEATING PAD AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| 64 Y/O MALE BURNED BOTH HEELS WHILE USING A HEATING PAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PAIN IN LOW BACK, WAS USING HEATING PAD DX: CELLULITIS, HERPES ZOSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| FELL ASLEEP ON HEATING PAD; 2ND DEGREE BURN BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| PATIENT BURNED ABDOMEN AND LOW BACK WITH HEATING PAD. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT ABDOMEN AND LEFT LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| HEATING PAD TO L BUTTOCKS DUE TO CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME. DX. BURN L BUT TOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| BURN TO L FOOT FROM HEATING PAD SUNDAY. DX. ACUTE GOUT ARTHRITIS R KN EE, L FOOT TUE TO BURN L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 92 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: Electric heating pads, Beds |
| PUT HEATING PAD UNDER COVERS, WOKE TO BED ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED. DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heating pads |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN RT THIGH-BURNED THIGH ON A HEATING PAD 4 WEEKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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