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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 107
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Wire |
| DX R FOREARM AVULSION: 79YOM P/W 3D OOZ'G F R FOREARM AFTER FALL' ONTO IT;. @HOME WED, TRIP' ON WIRES & HIT R FOREARM ONTO BASEBOARD HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters, Foods |
| CHOKED ON WATER, FELL SCRAPING FA ONTO BASEBOARD "LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric baseboard heaters |
| TRYING TO KILL A WASP IN HIS HOUSE, SWATTED AND LOST BALANCE, FELL AGAI NST BASEBOARD HEATING UNIT. DX ABRASION LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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