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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| FELL ASLEEP YEST WHILE KEROSENE HEATER WAS ON. DX. MINOR NON-SPECIFIC HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| STATES KEROSENE HEATER LID FLIPPED OFF AND IN TRYING TO CATCH IT, IT BU RNED HER R FINGER AND R FOOT. DX. 1 & 2 DEGREE BURNS TO R FINGER AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT. STATES WHILE POWER WAS OFF AT HOUSE, THEY USED HEATING W/KEROSENE H EATER AND WOOD, DEVELOPED NOSE BLEED W/COUCH. DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 28 YOM EXPOSED TO CO2 FROM KEROSENE HEATER USED INDOORS POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 27 YOM EXPOSED TO CO FROM KEROSENE HEATER USED INDOORS POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 30 YO M SLIPPED ON ICE INTO KEROSENE HEATER, BURNS TO THIGH. DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. REPORTS HE WAS BURNED BY KEROSENE HEATER THAT FLAMED UP, FELL ON PO RCH. DX. BURNS L LOWER LEG. NO INDICATION OF FD ATTENDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 36 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURNS TO FOREARM. PT STS KEROSENE HEATER CAUGHT ON F IRE @ HOME. NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| BACK PAIN AND SOB AFTER KEROSENE HEATER BLEW UP AND BLACKENED HOUSE 2 N IGHTS AGO, DRINKING BEER. BACK PAIN, SOB, ETOH ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 42 YOF GRABBED KEROSENE HEATER BURN TO HANDS RT LEG AND RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| WALKED INTO A KEROSENE HEATER THIS MORNING. BLISTERED AREA TO LEF T UPPER THIGH. LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| HISTORY OF SEIZURES, ONE FOR PAST 3 HOURS, COUGHING, LYING NEAR KE ROSENE HEATER. ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA WITH HYPOXIA, SEIZURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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