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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 271
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 61 YOF WAS BENDING OVER TO CHECK ON A SPACE HEATER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 74 YO WF DROPPED A ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER ON FOOT CONTUSION LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LUMBAR STR. 59 YOF STRAINED BACK BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 89 YOF FELL OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER/ LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 79 YOF TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC HEATER CORD. DX: CLOSED R SUBCAPITAL HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 64 Y/O/F STUBBED TOE ON A SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX/ LEFT 5TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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