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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON HEATER. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 88 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT HEAD WHILE TRYING TO TURN ON HEATER CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT HIT HER HEAD ON A HEATING UNIT AT THE NURSING HOME DX MULTIPLE CONTU SION TO POSTIER SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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