Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,944
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	704
6-15 years old:	306
16-25 years old:	329
26-50 years old:	389
50+ years old:	215

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	596	Hand:	348
Upper Trunk:	259	Lower Arm:	162
Face:	152	Upper Leg:	98
Lower Trunk:	90	Knee:	69
Finger:	69	Head:	61
Lower Leg:	30	Wrist:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT FELL AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME; BURN TO FOREARM, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PART THICKNESS BRN L FOREARM/4YOF PLAYING AT FATHERS FRIENDS HOUSE & ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED L FOREARM ONTO KEROSENE HEATER APPROX 30 MIN AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT TOUCHED BOTH HANDS ON KEROSENE HEATER, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO PALMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
55 YO BF - COPD EXACERBATION - EXPOSURE TO KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene
INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE - KNEELING DOWN TO FILL KEROSENEHEATER - T WISTED - FELT POPPING SENSATION WHEN STOOD UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT FELL AGST KEROSENE HEATER 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT TO ER FOR REPORT OF BURNS ON CHEST/MOM REPORTS PT FELL ON KEROSENE H EATER @AUNTS HOUSE HERE TO BE EVALUATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT'S PARENTS WERE HEATING APT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER PT HAS A HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT STATES APT HAD A FAULTY KENOSENE HEATER ,PT BECAME SOB, HEADACHE , NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT'S PARENTS WERE HEATING APT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER PT HAS HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS HEATING APARTMENT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER SOB , HEADACHE AND NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Floors or flooring materials
RT PALMER HAND BURN-@ HOME-FELL-HAND HIT A KEROSENE HEATER ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Day wear
DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT THIGH.PT WAS TOO CLOSE TO A KEROSENE HE ATER AND PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THIGH.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 3 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: Kerosene or oil heaters, Cookware
MOTHER STATES CHILID RAN INTO KEROSENE HEATER THAT HAD POT OF WATER ON IT. DX. 2 DEG BURN L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS DOING SOMETHING WITH A KEROSENE HEATER AND IT EXPLODED BURNING FACE (FLASH FIRE) FIRE DEPT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
9MO OLD F HAD SMOKE INHALATION FROM KEROSENE HEATER SMOKE SMOKE INHALATION-NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT---FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Rugs or carpets
STATES SHE FELL AND TRIPPED OVER A KEROSENE HEATER AND FELL ON CARPET BENDING HER FINGERS BACK. POSS. HAIRLINE FX LT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R ARM/3YOM BY REPORT, ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED UP AG AINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED BURN TO R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
15%TBSA BURNS TO LOWER ARM AND FACE. PROPANE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE. MEDICS BROUGHT PT IN THEREFORE, F.D. ATTENDED THE FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
1 YR 8 MO F WAS HORSE PLAYING W/ OTHER KIDS & GOT KNOCKED INTO A OIL HE ATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT WITH BURN ON WRIST POSSIBLY FROM KEROSENE HEATER WHILE WITH DAD ;BURN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 5 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
ABDOMINAL WALL 2ND DEG BURN/5YOF FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME BY ACCIDENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	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
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WENT TO LIFT A KEROSENE HEATER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Hot water
PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING AT HOME, LANDED ON KEROSENE HEATER AND HOT WA TER; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN, 1ST DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM KEROSENE HEATER, LIT HEATER AND WOKE WITH SOOT ON FACE, , HEADACHE, SORE THROAT; CO EXPOSURE, VIRAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT INHALED CARBON MONOXIDE FROM LEAKING KEROSENE HEATER, CO2 MONITOR HA D HIGH READING; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN HAND ON A KEROSENE HEATER BURN LEFT HAND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 21 months	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
PATIENT FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER AT AUNT'S HOUSE BURNING HANDS; SUPERF ICIAL PALM BURNS, FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 5 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
05YOM BURN TO HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
SMOKE INHALATION. PT WOKE UP TO A HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE BECAUSE A KEROSEN E HEATER'S WICK HAD BURNED ALL THE WAY DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
SMOKE INHALATION. PT HAD A KEROSENE HEATER WHOSE WICK HAD BURNED DOWN A ND FORMED ALOT OF SMOKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AND STRUCK TWO RIBS ON KEROSENE HEATER AND STRUCK KNEES ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PATIENT TURNED ON THE KEROSENE HEATER AND FELL ASLEEP, AWOKE TO FIND HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE, HEATER NO LONGER LIT. DX-SMOKE EXPOSURE. FD ATEND?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 24 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
1% BURN TO L HAND, OCCURRED WHILE LIGHTING A KEROSENE HEATER. DX. 1% B URN TO L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS TRIPPED AND HAND HIT KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
BROKEN HEATER KEROSENE - SMOKE EXPOSURE - FD ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 19 months	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
PATIENT TOUCHED A KEROSENE HEATER AT HIS DAD'S HOUSE YESTERDAY, HAS BLISTERS /REDNESS OF RIGHT PALM, 2ND 3RD 4TH FINGERTIPS. THERMAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
RASH - 54 YOF C/O RASH OVER ENTIRE BODY, PRESENT X2 WKS, USING 2 DIFFER ENT MEDICATIONS, ALSO C/O BURN RIGHT SHIN X2 DAYS AGO ON KEROSENE HTR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT FELL NEAR KEROSENE HEATE AND BURNT HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
OIL LEAK FROM OIL HEATER MADE HER DIZZY & NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Generators or power plants
CO2 POISIONING.PT WAS IN HOUSE WITH KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATER AND EXPOSED TO CO2.CO2 LEVEL WAS 12.3.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
CO POISIONING.PT HAD A KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATERS IN ROOM AND NOW HAS A HEADACHE AND NAUSEA.CO LEVEL WAS 17.4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
CO POISIONING.PT HAD A KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATER IN H OUSE AND PT TRIED TO REMOVE GENERATOR AND NOW HAS A HA. LEVEL WAS 19.8.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 52 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: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT. W/BURNS ON L THIGH FROM KEROSENE HEATER LAST NIGHT. DX. BURN L THI GH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 4 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
PATIENT PUT HAND ON HOME KEROSENE HEATER; SUPERFICIAL HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Other fireplaces
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER OR FIREPLACE AT GRANDPARENT'S HO USE; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
CUT ON OIL HEATER-DX-1 CM REPAIR OF SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON A KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT. WAS BURNED W/KEROSENE HEATER APPROX 30 MINS AGO. DX. 2 DEG. BURN O N R CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
05YOM FELL ONTO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURNS ON CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BACKED UP INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX: ACUTE BURN R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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