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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 389
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 APT HAD A FAULTY KENOSENE HEATER ,PT BECAME SOB, HEADACHE , NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT WAS HEATING APARTMENT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER SOB , HEADACHE AND NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Day wear |
| DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT THIGH.PT WAS TOO CLOSE TO A KEROSENE HE ATER AND PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THIGH.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Rugs or carpets |
| STATES SHE FELL AND TRIPPED OVER A KEROSENE HEATER AND FELL ON CARPET BENDING HER FINGERS BACK. POSS. HAIRLINE FX LT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 15%TBSA BURNS TO LOWER ARM AND FACE. PROPANE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE. MEDICS BROUGHT PT IN THEREFORE, F.D. ATTENDED THE FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WENT TO LIFT A KEROSENE HEATER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 31 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 |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT WOKE UP TO A HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE BECAUSE A KEROSEN E HEATER'S WICK HAD BURNED ALL THE WAY DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
| SMOKE INHALATION. PT HAD A KEROSENE HEATER WHOSE WICK HAD BURNED DOWN A ND FORMED ALOT OF SMOKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT TURNED ON THE KEROSENE HEATER AND FELL ASLEEP, AWOKE TO FIND HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE, HEATER NO LONGER LIT. DX-SMOKE EXPOSURE. FD ATEND? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CO POISIONING.PT HAD A KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATERS IN ROOM AND NOW HAS A HEADACHE AND NAUSEA.CO LEVEL WAS 17.4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| CO POISIONING.PT HAD A KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATER IN H OUSE AND PT TRIED TO REMOVE GENERATOR AND NOW HAS A HA. LEVEL WAS 19.8. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT BACKED UP INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX: ACUTE BURN R CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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