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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 329
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene |
| INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE - KNEELING DOWN TO FILL KEROSENEHEATER - T WISTED - FELT POPPING SENSATION WHEN STOOD UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT WAS DOING SOMETHING WITH A KEROSENE HEATER AND IT EXPLODED BURNING FACE (FLASH FIRE) FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT INHALED CARBON MONOXIDE FROM LEAKING KEROSENE HEATER, CO2 MONITOR HA D HIGH READING; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 1% BURN TO L HAND, OCCURRED WHILE LIGHTING A KEROSENE HEATER. DX. 1% B URN TO L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| BROKEN HEATER KEROSENE - SMOKE EXPOSURE - FD ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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