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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| ELECTRIC HEATER FELL ON FOOT. DX- CONTUSION L FOOT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| PT BURNED LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| FELL ONTO ELECTRIC HEATER PREVIOUS NIGHT AFTER DRINKING CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER FELL AND HIT HEAD ON HEATER CONTUSING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric heaters, Doors |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR. DX; FOREH EAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electric heaters |
| BURNED LOWER LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER/LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric heaters, Exercise equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC HEATER HURT (L) HIP THEN USED EXERCISE BIKE AN D HAD INCREASED PAIN TO LEG DX- KNEE AND LEG STRAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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