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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 532
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Clothing |
| 61YOM GOT TOO CLOSE TO HEATER, CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNED THIGH HAND TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THIGH AND HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT FELL AND LANDED ON SPACE HEATER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING A HEATER AND FELL ON THE STAIRS. DX: RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 03/30/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BILATERAL THIGH BURNS.PT FELL AGAINST A SPACE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT WALKIING INTO LIVING ROOM TO TURN OFF SPACE HEATER. SLIPPED AND HYPEREXTENDED KNEE. NOW THIGH PAIN. D:HAMSTRING STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FELL IN BATHROOM NEXT TO SPACE HEATER AND UNABLE TO GET UP FOR THRE DAY S AND LEG GOT BURNED FROM BEING NEXT TO HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 90 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SPACE HEATER LAST NIGHT L ANDING ON HER LEFT KNEE, FRACTURE TO DISTAL FEMUR BONE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| 51 YO WF - BURN - 2 ND DEGREE - LATERAL L THIGH - HIT IT ON HEATER SEVE RA L DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| PT AT HOME BUMPED INTO HEATER BURNED THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/26/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/1997 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Heaters or heating systems |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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