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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 74YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD HIT ON HEATER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 76 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 |
| HEAD LAC-76YOF-FELL WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO P/U LETTUCE OFF THE FLOOR-HEA D HIT SPACE HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 91 YOF, FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER, HEMATOMA HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 94YOF STATES LEG GAVE OUT & FELL, HIT HEAD ON HEATER DX;* HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOF FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON HEATER DX: HEAD INJ, FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 82YOM LIVES IN ASSISTED LIVING, GOT UP TO USE BATHROOM, ACCIDENTALLY SAT ON HOT HEATER, JUMPED OFF, FELL HITTING HEAD. DX -BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 77 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 77 YO M GOT UP TOO QUICKLY FROM BED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON METAL GRATE OF HEATER BY HIS BED. DX:SCALP AND FOREHEAD LACERATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 80 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 |
| 80YOF FELL HIT HEAD ON HEATER/ SCALP LAC LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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