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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 01/31/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| HEADACHE ABD. PAIN ODOR FROM KEROSENE HEATER ACUTE VIRAL ILLNESS |
| 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: 12/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| FELL ASLEEP YEST WHILE KEROSENE HEATER WAS ON. DX. MINOR NON-SPECIFIC HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/1997 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/1997 | Age: 3 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: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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