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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:215Lower Arm:145
Upper Trunk:77Lower Trunk:74
Face:68Head:61
Upper Leg:39All Of Body:16
Wrist:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2003Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT FELL AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME; BURN TO FOREARM, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PART THICKNESS BRN L FOREARM/4YOF PLAYING AT FATHERS FRIENDS HOUSE & ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED L FOREARM ONTO KEROSENE HEATER APPROX 30 MIN AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT TOUCHED BOTH HANDS ON KEROSENE HEATER, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO PALMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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 TO ER FOR REPORT OF BURNS ON CHEST/MOM REPORTS PT FELL ON KEROSENE H EATER @AUNTS HOUSE HERE TO BE EVALUATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Cookware
MOTHER STATES CHILID RAN INTO KEROSENE HEATER THAT HAD POT OF WATER ON IT. DX. 2 DEG BURN L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2003Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
9MO OLD F HAD SMOKE INHALATION FROM KEROSENE HEATER SMOKE SMOKE INHALATION-NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT---FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R ARM/3YOM BY REPORT, ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED UP AG AINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED BURN TO R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
1 YR 8 MO F WAS HORSE PLAYING W/ OTHER KIDS & GOT KNOCKED INTO A OIL HE ATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT WITH BURN ON WRIST POSSIBLY FROM KEROSENE HEATER WHILE WITH DAD ;BURN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
ABDOMINAL WALL 2ND DEG BURN/5YOF FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME BY ACCIDENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Hot water
PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING AT HOME, LANDED ON KEROSENE HEATER AND HOT WA TER; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN, 1ST DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER AT AUNT'S HOUSE BURNING HANDS; SUPERF ICIAL PALM BURNS, FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
05YOM BURN TO HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2003Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT TOUCHED A KEROSENE HEATER AT HIS DAD'S HOUSE YESTERDAY, HAS BLISTERS /REDNESS OF RIGHT PALM, 2ND 3RD 4TH FINGERTIPS. THERMAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT FELL NEAR KEROSENE HEATE AND BURNT HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT PUT HAND ON HOME KEROSENE HEATER; SUPERFICIAL HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Other fireplaces
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER OR FIREPLACE AT GRANDPARENT'S HO USE; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 01/11/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
05YOM FELL ONTO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURNS ON CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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