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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,333
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 36 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: Laceration |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT CLEANING HEATER-CUT ARM ON IT-DEEP LAC TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE THAT STARTED FROM KEROSENE HEATER. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE. DX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| KEROSENE HEATER IGNITED FIRE IN HOUSE. DX; HAND BURN UNSURE IF FD ON SC ENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Beds or bedframes |
| 14 M/O FELL OFF THE BED AT HOME AND BURNED HIS FOOT ON AN OIL HEATER. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT HER LEFT OUTER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A KEROSENE HEATER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| FELL ON A HOT KEROSENE HEATER. BURN, RIGHT HAND. NO FIRE; NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT MOVED KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND HAS HAD BACK PAIN SINCE . DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PLAYING WITH SISTER AND FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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, Furniture |
| PT INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE WHICH STARTED FROM KEROSENE HEATER BEING TOO CLOSE TO FURNITURE. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 49 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 WORKING IN GARAGE WITH KEROSENE HEATER AND BECAME SICK CO LEVEL 4.1 DX// CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 39 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene |
| TOXIC FUME EXPOSURE - 39 YO MALE FILLED UP HIS KEROSENE HEATER TONIGHT AND HOUSE FILLED WITH FUMES AND SMOKE - NOW SOB AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| COUGHING AFTER IN ROOM WITH A KEROSESE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| BACKED INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX LEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT KEROSENE HEATER IGNITED AT HOME TODAY BURNED PT DX/ BURN FACE NECK AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND BRUSHED UP AGAINST AN OIL HEATER AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO ABDM AND L PALM. DX. BURN ABDM AND L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT REPORTS IN HOUSE W/KEROSENE HEATER X 2 DAYS. SMOKE RESULTING FROM F UEL MIXED W/GASOLINE. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION. N/S IF FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| CAUGHT LEG ON FIRE WITH A KEROSENE HEATER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 48 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 BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX;THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED A KEROSINE HEATER WITH LEFT PALM; HAND BURN,SECOND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO FORESKIN (OF PENIS) - WHILE MOVING A KEROSENE HEATER IN THE NUDE, HIS PENIS HIT THE HOT GRILL. NO MENTION OF FIRE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 54 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED A FLASH THERMAL BURN TO FACE FROM AN OIL HEATER.NO FD. DX: BURNS OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| BROTHER PULLED 25 LB OIL HEATER ONTO PATIENT, STRUCK ON HEAD WITH LOC, VOMITING, H/O HYDROCEPHALUS; CONCUSSION, FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| RT WRIST 1/2% 2ND DEGREE BURN;LT PALM 1/4% 2ND DEGREE BURN: LAST NIGHT FELL ONTO KEROSENE HEATER AT GRANDMOTHER'S, PER MOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AT UNCLE'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT, HIT MOUTH ON BASE OF KEROSENE HEATER; SUPERFICIAL 2ND DEGREE LIP BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT PLACED L HAND ON A KEROSUN HEATER AT HOME. DX. BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT WAS FILLING A KEROSENE HEATER WITH KEROSENE WHILE THE HEATER WAS LIT DROPPED THE CONTAINER FLAMES BURNED HAND 2ND BURN HANDS # NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP FROM BEING STRUCK BY A FALLING OIL HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT'S OIL HEATER WASN'T WORKING RIGHT AND HOUSE GOT SMOKY. DX: SMOKE INH ALATION, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| TOUCHED KEROSCENE HEATER. DX BURNS ON BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| PATIENT'S HOUSE WAS ON FIRE, LEFT KEROSENE HEATER N. DX-INHALATION SMOKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| KEROSENE HEATER EXPLODED CRUSHING INJURY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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