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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER, DX: SYNCOPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 82YOF ADJUSTING HEATER TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INJURED HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| CHI-HEAD LAC-56 Y/O M-FELL-HIT HEAD ON HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND HIT HEAD ON SPACE HEATER. DX: SYNCOPE, VERTEX LAC 7 CM, LABILE HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 58 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 |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| DAUGHTER STATES PT FELL WEDS AND HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC SPACE HEATER. DX. CONFUSION, ALTERED MENTAL STATUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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