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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Bathtubs or showers |
| IN BATHROOM, GOT OVERHEATED FROM SPACE HEATER AND PASSED OUT, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON TUB/ NECK STRAIN, VAGAL SYNCOPE / |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER FELL AGAINST CHINA CABINET DX CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| FELL ON SPACE HEATER DX CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| BURN TO LEG--SITTING TOO CLOSE TO HEATER DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT WAS DUSTING HOUSE WHEN SHE BUMPED HER LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPACE HEATER LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| RIB CONT. PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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