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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 609
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT CLEANING HEATER-CUT ARM ON IT-DEEP LAC TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/21/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT HER LEFT OUTER THIGH AFTER FALLING ON A KEROSENE HEATER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT MOVED KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND HAS HAD BACK PAIN SINCE . DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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, Furniture |
| PT INVOLVED IN HOUSE FIRE WHICH STARTED FROM KEROSENE HEATER BEING TOO CLOSE TO FURNITURE. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 49 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 WORKING IN GARAGE WITH KEROSENE HEATER AND BECAME SICK CO LEVEL 4.1 DX// CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene |
| TOXIC FUME EXPOSURE - 39 YO MALE FILLED UP HIS KEROSENE HEATER TONIGHT AND HOUSE FILLED WITH FUMES AND SMOKE - NOW SOB AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| BACKED INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX LEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT KEROSENE HEATER IGNITED AT HOME TODAY BURNED PT DX/ BURN FACE NECK AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 03/20/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO FORESKIN (OF PENIS) - WHILE MOVING A KEROSENE HEATER IN THE NUDE, HIS PENIS HIT THE HOT GRILL. NO MENTION OF FIRE IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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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