Accidents - Heaters or heating systems - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,495
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	281	Lower Leg:	172
Foot:	161	Head:	156
Upper Trunk:	141	Shoulder:	120
Lower Arm:	101	Ankle:	87
Upper Leg:	85	Elbow:	80
Face:	61	All Of Body:	15
25 - 50% Body:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Alcohol
TRIPPED ON HEATER FAN, +ETOH DX: ANKLE SPRAIN, FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
TRIPPED OVER SPACE HEATER THEN FELL ON IT, HAS BURNS TO ABDOMEN, WRIST. DX; BURNS TO ABDOMINAL WALL AND WRIST. AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT ARM - BURNED HERSELF WITH HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT HIT TOE ON HEATER THIS A.M., C/O PAIN. DX-LACERATION FOOT BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH TOES RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A HEAT REGISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT TURNED HEATER ON AND FELT DIZZY. DX: EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FELL ONTO A HEATER. DX: ABDOMINAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 10% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT BURNED UPPER BACK ON SPACE HEATER AFTER FALLING ONTO IT DX: 3RD DEGREE BURNS UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
BURNED HER LEG ON A SPACE HEATER. DX SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L SHIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON HEATER. DX: R SHOULDER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PATIENT FELEL AND STRUCK HEAD ON A HEATER. DX- SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS REACHING TO TURN OFF HEAT AND FELL. DX: CVA, COMPRESSION FX L1, OLD COMPR FX'S T11/12, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT HIT FOOT AGAINST HEATER LAST PM. DX: R FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 90 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: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER CORD TO HEATER - FELL ONTO FLOOR RIB CONTUSION / ? "CRACKED"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DROPPED A SPACE HEATER ON LT FOOT DX: LAC LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Heaters or heating systems
71 YO MALE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HEATER AT CASINO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
76 YO F LACERATION TO ELBOW AND ARM TRIPPED OVER HEATER AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS BURNED ON SPACE HEATER 1 MO AGO. DX: HEALING BURN L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials
FOREARM LACERATION BENDING TO PUT SMALL HEATER ON FLOOR SKIN LACERA TION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Laundry hampers
PT STATES IN BASEMENT CHECKING HEATER WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT, CAUSING FALL INJURING UPPER LEG, HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES HAMPER DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
HEAD LACERATION WHEN PATIENT SAT DOWN AND LEANED BACK HER HEAD STRIKING THE EDGE OF HER HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Alcohol
83 YOM, FOUND IN HOME INTOXICATED TO POINT HAD TROUBLE GETTING OFF THE FLOOR, HE LAID AGAINST A HEATER AND BURNED BACK AND L THIGH, DX; BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Tablet or capsule drugs
ON ***, WENT TO SIT, MISSED THE WHEELCHAIR&FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE HEA TER IN THE BR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LACERATION FOREARM FALLING INTO HEATER IN BATHROOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LOWER LEG AB-SCARAPED LEG ON A HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT DROPPED SPACE HEATER ON FOOT CAUSING INJ TO TOE DX:TOE FX, FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Heaters or heating systems, Dancing
PT REPORTS FELL LAST PM HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME WHILE DANCING. ETOH DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC SCALP ABRA, CONT HEAD, F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
LEFT LOWER LEG ABR. PT FELL HITTING LEG ON A SMALL SPACE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT FEET WERE COLD SO HE PUT HAND WARMER ON HIS FOOT AND WAS BURNED DX// BURN RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
SLIPPED AND HIT HEATER DX R/L HIP CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM IN A MOBILE HOME WHICH STOPPED SUDDENTLY S HE FELL FORWARD STRIKING SHOULDER AGAINST A HEATER STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
PT WITH FULL THICKNESS BURNS TO THIGHS AND SCROTUM FROM FALLING ON HEAT ER DURING SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Heaters or heating systems
INTOXICATED AND BURNED SELF ON OUTDOOR HEATER B URNING 50% OF BODY WITH 3RD DEGREE BURNS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Heaters or heating systems
FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEATER @ HOME DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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