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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 61
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE THAT STARTED FROM KEROSENE HEATER. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE. DX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| KEROSENE HEATER IGNITED FIRE IN HOUSE. DX; HAND BURN UNSURE IF FD ON SC ENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT BURNED HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX;THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT WAS FILLING A KEROSENE HEATER WITH KEROSENE WHILE THE HEATER WAS LIT DROPPED THE CONTAINER FLAMES BURNED HAND 2ND BURN HANDS # NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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