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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 222
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| SLIPPED, FELL OVER PORTABLE HEATER HIT CHEST. DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PAIN MOVINGPORTABLE HEATER/CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER FELL AGAINST CHINA CABINET DX CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| RIB CONT. PT FELL INTO A SPACE HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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