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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 784
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:399Lower Trunk:129
Upper Trunk:102All Of Body:82
Lower Arm:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
RAN KEROSENE HEATER FOR 1 HOURS AFTER ELECTRICITY WENT OUT AT HOME, NOT ICED BLACK SMOKE WHEN SUNLIGHT CAME INTO ROOM, FD ATT; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2004Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
RAN KEROSENE HEATER FOR 1 HOURS WHEN ELECTRICITY WAS OUT AT HOME, NOTIC ED BLACK SMOKE WHEN SUNLIGHT CAME INTO ROOM, FD ATTEN; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BUMPED HAND ON A KEROSENE HEATER, IMMEDIATELY DEVELOPED BLISTERS, SU STAINED"LT HAND BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURNT FOREARM ON KERESENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER DX BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2004Age: 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, Sleeping bags
LYING ON FLOOR, ROLLED OVER ON KEROSENE HEATER, SLEEPING BAG MELTED ON HIM. DX. BURNS 1-2 DEG LOWER BACK, UPPER ARM, L HAND, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT TOUCHED KEROSENE HEATER WITH HAND AT HOME, SMALL BLISTERS ON HA ND; MILD BURN INJURY TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2004Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT RESTED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE 4 DAYS AGO, TREATED AT PMD, LARGE RUPTURED BLISTER; PARTIAL THICKNESS HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
R HAND 2ND DEG BURN/2YOF AT HOME PLACED R HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER TODAY SUSTAINING BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE TOUCHED A KAROSENE HEATER CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BUR NS TO BOTH HIS HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
FELL ON KERSONE HEATER, BURNED HAND. DX DEEP 2ND BURN TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
RT HAND BURN-@ HOME-GRABBED AN OIL SPACE HEATER IN BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 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
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL AGAINST AND KEROSENE HEATER AND BURNT ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2004Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
INFANT HAVING DIFFICULTY, NOTICED AFTER USING KEROSENE HEATER IN HOME. DX. UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
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, Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
CHILD INHALED SMOKE WHEN WIND BLEW, FROM CHIMNEY, INTO KEROSENE HEATER AND CAUSED SMOKE TO FILL THE ROOM - NOT STATED ABOUT FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PLAYING WITH BROTHER, FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX 1ST/2ND BURNS TO PA LMS, 2ND/3RD BURNS TO CHEST AND ABD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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