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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,206
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:475Hand:340
Lower Arm:140Upper Arm:88
Lower Trunk:69Eyeball:38
Upper Leg:38Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/24/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND: 3YOM @ AUNT'S HOUSE, BURNED R HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2010Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
47YOWM PT WAS AT A CYCLE SHOP AND WAS EXPOSED TO KEROSENE HEATER FUMES . DX. B/L CORNEAL ABRAS, R/L CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2010Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS SURFACE R HAND: 20MOF GRANDMOTHER STATES TOUCHED @ KEROSENE HEATER W/ R HAND 2 HRS AGO, BURN/BLISTER NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
8 YO F HOUSE FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM KEROSENE HEATER. DX SMOKE INHALATIO N, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2010Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
7 MO F KEROSENE HEATER SMOKING AT HOME, NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. DX SMOKE E XPOSURE UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
5 YO F KEROSENE HEATER SMOKING AT HOME, CHILD HAD BLACK SOOT AT NOSTRIL S. DX SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2010Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
16 MONTH OLD MALE WALKING BACKWARDS WITH ARMS BEHIND HIM & RAN INTO KEROSENE HEATER DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO BOTH FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2YOM BURN TO LEFT SHOULDER & UPPER ARM, APPEARS NO WORSE THAN SUNBURN - APPARENTLY BRUSHED AGAINST GRATE OF KEROSENE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
3YOF BURNED LOWER ABDOMEN ON OIL SPACE HEATER IN BATHROOM OR KITCHEN; 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
5YOM FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER 2 WKS AGO BURNING HAND, HAS BEEN TREATI NG, HEALING BURN TO PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/08/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
55YOBF PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HER KEROSENE HEATER. DX. 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
58YOM ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE, POSSIBLE RIGHT LOWER LOBE PNEUMONIA - DYSPNEA STARTED EARLIER THIS AM, COMPLAINS OF SMELL OF KEROSENE HEATERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/02/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
51YOWM POSS STRUCTURE FIRE. FOUND PT IN HOME W/SOOTIE WALLS DUE TO KER OSENE HEATER, DECREASED LOC. FD AT SCENE DX. CONFUSION, ABNORMAL EKG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 10/30/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
6 YO M TRIPPED, FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER,BURNED HAND. DX HAND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Cigarette or pipe lighters
28 YOM WORKING OUTSIDE AT HOME CHECKED OIL BURNINT HEATER WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-FLASH BURNS TO FACE AND HAND, 1ST DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2010Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
17MOWM PT PRESENTS TO ED WITH BILATERAL BLISTERS/BURNS TO PALMS OF BOT H HANDS AFTER RUNNING INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX. BURNS BOTH HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2010Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
14MOM-PT FELL INTO A KEROSENE HEATER & BURNED L HAD-PER PARENT DX THERMAL BURN L HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2010Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene grills or stoves
23MOM GRAPPED A KEROSENE HEATER OR KEROSENE STOVE THAT WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME, NOW W/BURN & BLISTERS TO PALM OF HAND; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/25/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
25 Y/O FEMALE WAS WORKING ON A PROPANE HEATER AT HOME & BECAME LIGHTHEADED & DIZZY DX: MILD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WITH HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
3 YO F FELL AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME. DX FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Manual cleaning equipment
2 YOF BURNED UPPER ARM WHILE HOLDING A BROOM BACKED UO TO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME. DX-BURN RIGHT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
7 YOF, WAS AT DADS PLACE OF WORK, DAD WELDING, A DIESEL BURNING HEATER WAS RUNNING, PT COMPLAINS OF HEADACHE & NAUSEA DX: CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2010Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
15MOM FELL AND LANDED ON KEROSENE HEATER AT GM HOUSE, NOW W/BURNS AND B LISTERING TO HANDS, CHIN AND CHEEK; BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/08/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
10 YO M TRIPPED OVER KEROSENE HEATER, BURNED ABD. DX ABD BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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