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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LOST BALANCE FELL HITTING FACE ON PORTABLE HEATER LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Bedsprings or bedframes |
| DX LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AND HEAD: MISTOOK PORTABLE SPACE HEATER FOR COMODE IN BEDROOM, STARTED TO SIT, TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON BED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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