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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:83All Of Body:30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 03/17/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
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
HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE FROM OIL HEATER,NO FIRE-JUST SMOKE RESULTING IN SMO KE INHALATION, UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT. STATES HUSBAND BOUGHT NEW KEROSENE HEATER 1 WK. AGO, BREATHING PROB LEMS SINCE. DX. CHEST PAIN, PNEUMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/24/2006Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
IN BASEMENT WITH KEROSENE HEATER GOING AND NOW CO POISONING WITH HEADAC HE AND VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT W/2ND DEG BURN TO BACK, BURNED YEST ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX. BURN BA CK 1ST AND 2ND DEGREES, ETOH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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