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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 551
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene, Drinking straws |
| FATHER STATES THINKS CHILD MIGHT HAVE SWALLOWED SOME KEROSENE THROUGH A STRAW, SMELL OF KEROSENE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kerosene, Containers |
| LIFTED CAN OF KEROSINE. PROBABLE MYOFASCIAL TEAR OF R UPPER BAD# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| KEROSENE IN WINE BOTTLE, POURED IN GLASS AND DRANK. DX HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF KEROSENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WITH BURNS TO ARM, POURING KEROSENE INTO LANTERN, CAUGHT FIRE THE FIRE BURNED ARM, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene |
| 2 YOM INGESTED KEROSEN AT HOME WITNESS BY ANOTHER CHILD. DX: KEROSENE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene |
| INGESTED KEROSENE POISONING * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene, Fuel storage tanks |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH TUBE FROM KEROSENE TANK IN MOUTH, SWALLOWING, SMELLI NG LIKE KEROSENE, SPILLED ON CLOTHING, VOMITING; INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 11 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, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| PUT CARDBOARD WITH KEROSENE INTO WOOD STOVE TO START FIRE, BURNED FACE. DX 9% BSA 2ND BURN FACE, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Kerosene |
| PT HAD KEROSENE SPLASH IN L EYE, CAUSED CONJUNTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene |
| BUILDING A FIRE WITH KEROSENE BURNED LEGS PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L EGS NO FIREDEPT. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| ACCIDENTAL INGESTION4 OZ KEROSENE FROM KEROSENE LAMP DX: EARLY ASPIRATION PNEUMONITIS(KEROSENE)VS INGESTION (KEROSENE) |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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