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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 42 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: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| FELL OVER KEROSENE HEATER DX CONTUSION BOTH LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| LIFTED KEROSINE HEATER AND HURT BACK DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER LAST PM DX SECOND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| LIGHTING KEROSENE HEATER, BURN TO FACE, UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT ON SCENE DX 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURN TO L EAR & SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 27 YO CO EXPOSURE FROM KEROSENE HEATER BEING USED IN CLOSED SPACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 37 YO SMOKE INHALATION FROM KEROSENE HEATER----NO FD ANOXIA----NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 26 YO SMOKE INHALATION FROM KEROSENE HEATER---NO FD ANOXIA-----NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| WOKE UP TO SMOKE IN KITCHEN AT 3 AM FROM KEROSENE HEATER. DX. SMOKE IN HALATION EXOSURE. - NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 29 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: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 29 YO BURN LEG ON KEROSENE HEATER BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| INHALED KEROSENE HEATER FUMES MIGRAINE WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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