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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 684
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PT. SUFFERED FACIAL BURNS WHEN LIGHTING A WOOD STOVE W/ KEROSENE FLAHED BACK. NO FIRE SPREAD. NO FD. ATTENDED . DX. THERMAL FACIAL BURNS# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene |
| STARTING A FIRE WITH KEROSENE IN HIS HOUSE, BURNED FACE & HANDS - UNK I F FD ON SCENE DX FACE BURNS - SEVERE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 25 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 |
| PATIENT HAD EXPOSURE OF KEROSENE INHALATION DX: INHALATION INJURY /LIGHT HEADED/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS LIGHTING CANDLES ON THE PATIO AT HOME AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO A KER OSENE CONTAINER IT EXPLODED SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO CHEST- NS IF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene |
| POISONING, MOTHER STS PT INGESTED KEROSENE AT HOME, C/O VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 19 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, Fuel storage tanks |
| 19 MO - DX: KEROSENE INGESTION - CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS - KEROSENE PUMP ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT, CHILD GOT IT, INGESTING UNKNOWN AM'T. - COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/17/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene |
| BURNING BUSHES WITH KEROSENE (NO FIRE DEPT ON SCENE) DX R ARM & FACE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene |
| ABDOMEN BURN-20% TBSA-WAS EMPTYING SOME KEROSENE WHEN IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES-@ HOME-FD NOT STATED-SENT TO BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene, Lighters |
| INVOLVED IN KEROSENE FLASH FIRE WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER IN BARN AT HO ME, MOM ROLLED ON GROUND, PUT IN BATHTUB; 40% BURNS LOWER EXTREM, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene, Clothing |
| PT GOT LIGHT HEADED & HEADACHE FROM BEING IN THE SAME CAR W/ BROTHER, H E HAD KEROSENE ON HIS CLOTHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Kerosene, Containers |
| STATES HE WAS BURNING LEAVES AND DROPPED KEROSENE CAN ON FLAME DX LT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 14 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, Kerosene or oil heaters |
| EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM KEROSENE HEATER - ? CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 43 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 |
| PATIENT INHALED KEROSENE ACCIDENTALLY. INHALATION KERSONE FUMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 35 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, Gasoline cans |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A JUG FULL OF KEROSENE TO HOUSE. DX. HIP SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| KEROSENE ON WOOD STOVE EXPLODED IN SHED. FD NS. DX: 40% TBSA FLASH BURN, VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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