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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 418
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene |
| FILLING HEATER W/KEROSENE, CAUGHT ONFIRE, BURNS TO BLL DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 10/19/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| FELL OVER KEROSENE HEATER DX CONTUSION BOTH LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 29 YO BURN LEG ON KEROSENE HEATER BURN TO LEG |
| 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 |
| 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: 11/13/2001 | Age: 29 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/1998 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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