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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 46
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| CHI. PT FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER CORD HITTING HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Christmas decorations |
| HEAD LAC, PT FELL OVER A PORTABLE HEATER WHEN PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECO RATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 64 Y.O. W FEMALE W/SCALP CONTUSION. PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE & FELL AG AINST A PORTABLE HEATER IN THE BATHROOM. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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