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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/17/2004 | Age: 74 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 TRIPPED OVER HEATER; LAC LEG |
| 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 |
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