Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Portable electric heaters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:84
Year 2008:139

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable electric heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER ONTO LEFT HIP AND FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable electric heaters, Bathtubs or showers
DIZZY TRIPPED FELL IN TUB, SAT ON TOILET, PASSED OUT FELT BURNING ON LE G, SHE HAD SAT ON ELECTRIC HEATER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/09/1998Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Portable electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.