Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 110
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
26-50 years old:	41

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 05/13/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN FINGERS - VICTIM TOUCHED A KEROSENE HEATER THAT HAD JUST BEEN TURN ED OFF - SHE HAS BURNS AT THE TIP OF THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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