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Accidents - Kerosene - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:121Upper Leg:82

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/29/2009Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Kerosene, Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT INGESTED SMALL AMT. OF KEROSENE FROM "TIKI TORCH" DX;# KEROSENE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Kerosene
PT.PRESENT TO ER AFTER POSSIBLE KEROSINE DIGESTION LT.W/O BEEN SEEN DX- POSSIBLE KEROSINE DIGESTION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/28/2009Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Kerosene
CHILD UNCONSCIOUS/UNRESPONSIVE AND SEIZURE ACTIVITY AFTER POSSIBLE INGE STION OF KEROSENE. UNWITNESSED. DX:INGESTION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene
RIGHT LEG THERMAL BURN FROM KEROSENE. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT PROXIMAL THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2009Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Kerosene
PT POSSIBLY DRANK SOME KEROSENE. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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