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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| 71 Y/O/M TRIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| 84YOM FELL AT ASSISTED LIVING AND HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER WHILE TRYING TO HELP WIFE UP FROM FLOOR/ CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME STRIKING THE WALL HEATER. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Chair, rocking |
| FELL OUT OF ROCKING CHAIR HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE BASEBOARD HEATER >>CHI/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| PT STATES SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING & HIT HEAD AGAINST BASEBOARD HEATER DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Doorsills or frames |
| LOST BALANCE&FELL HITTING HEAD ONTO A BASEBOARD VS DOOR JAMB >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| FELL & HIT HEAD ON BASEBOARD HEATER DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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