Accidents - Electric heaters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,726
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	134
Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	155
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	105
Year 2002:	154
Year 2003:	249
Year 2004:	367
Year 2005:	376
Year 2006:	402
Year 2007:	110
Year 2008:	205
Year 2009:	16
Year 2010:	312

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	464	Lower Leg:	446
Upper Trunk:	279	Upper Arm:	209
Lower Trunk:	193	Upper Leg:	182
All Of Body:	170	Wrist:	150
Finger:	137	Hand:	101
Foot:	77	25 - 50% Body:	69
Face:	66	Shoulder:	61
Toe:	53	Knee:	29
Ankle:	16	Unkown:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
77 YO F TRIPPED OVER CERAMIC HEATER, FELL HIT ARM ON DRESSER AT HOME. D X WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Electric heaters
55 YO M C/O WEAKNESS X 1 WEEK. LIVES IN RV & HAS BEEN USING SIGNIFICANT AMT OF *** IN RV. ALSO USED ELECTRIC HEATER YEST. DX;WEAKNESS. TRANSFE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
53YOM PASSED OUT AND STRUCK BACK ON METAL HEATER BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
RT HAND LAC.54YOM WAS MOVING A HEATER AND LACERATED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
59YOF, C/O SUSTAINED BURN TO THE SHIN FROM SPACE HEATER, +REDNESS&BLIST ERING>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electric heaters
68 YO M FELL STRUCK HEATER SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
51YR OLD MALE PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO UPPER ARM FROM ELECTRIC HEATHER AT HOME PTA DX 2ND DEG BURNS UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
57 Y/ BURNED ANKLE ON ELECTRICSPACE HEATER AT HOME. DX-2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - ELECTRICAL HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SMOKE INHALATION.PTS GARAGE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN ELECTRIC HEATER WAS ACCIDE NTLY LEFT ON & COUCH CAUGHT FIREAND THERE WAS ALOT OF SMOKE FD++.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
TRIP OVER ELECT. CORD [PORT. HEATER] FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
58 YO BURN TOE ON ELECTRIC HEATER BURN TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LEFT KNEE LACERATION.PT HIT KNEE ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electric heaters
AWOKE TO FIND FLAMES NEAR HIS ELECTRIC ROOM HEATER. CARBOXYHGB. 7.7. DX . SOMKE INHALATION, BRONCHITIS FD ATTENDANCE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
THIGH BURN-FELL AGAINST SPACE HEATER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric heaters
SLIP & FALL REACHING FOR HEATER BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters, Ceilings and walls
TRIPPED IN HIS BATHROOM ON A HEATER CORD AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON WALL A DMITTED SCALP LACERATION/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT HAS BURNS THAT ARE FROM AN ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
BUMPED LOWER LEG ON HEATER AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 78 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
78 YOM BURNT LOWER LEG ON AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Wheelchairs
BURNS TO BACK OF L UPPER ARM, WHEELCHAIR SITTING NEXT TO ELECTRIC HEATER, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
TRIPPED ON SPACE HEATER R RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
R HAND BURN/62YOM BURNED HAND 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME ON ELECTRIC HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
BURN LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL AND LANDED ON A SPACE HEATER SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 59 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
PATIENT WAS LAYING IN FRONT OF AN ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME, C/O LEFG PAI PAIN. DX-2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG, RENAL FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
TRIPPED OVER HEATER CORD FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
LAC R LOWER LEG - CUT LEG ON A METAL HEATER WHEN CLEANING OUT GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
PT FELL AT HOME AND LANDED BY HIS ELECTRIC HEATER AND WAS FOUND THERE B Y HIS DAUGHTER/ BURNS TO L. SHOULDER,HIP, KNEE AND CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
W/FM RECEIVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEG WHEN BUMPED ON SMALL ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electric heaters
58 YOF SUSTAINED BURN WHEN SHE SPACE ELECTRICAL HEATER CORD OUT OF OUTL ET. ELECTRICAL BURN OF FINGER. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
FELL AGAINST ELECTRICAL HEATER - SECOND DEGREE BURN - RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
84YOM TRIPPED OVER HEATER CORD INJ TO HEAD ON FLOOR DX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	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 AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER AT HOME INJURING RT RIBS; CONTUSION RT RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
FELL ONTO A SPACE HEATER AND BURNED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
PATIENT FELL OVER A HEATER CORD AT HOME. DX-6CM SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters, Hair dryers
PT WAS BURNED ON THIGH AFTER PLUGING IN ELECT HEATER WITH HAIR DRYER THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHICH FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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 2 NIGHTS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric heaters
L HIP FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER CORD OF HEATER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters
CONTUSION RT HUMERUS - STEPPED ON FOOT OF CAT - LOST BALANCE & FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/1999	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1999	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/1997	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/1997	Age: 91 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: Electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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