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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
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Date: 11/27/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
SECOND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND AND FOREARM, FELL AGAINST A KEROSENE HEATER WHILE RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN TO HAND WHEN TOUCHED HOT KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2 YO TOUCHED KEROSENE HEATER WITH RT PALM 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
R HAND BURN/5YOF TOUCHED KEROSENE HEATER WITH R PALM. NOW HAS BURN. HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT TOUCHED A KEROSENE HEATER AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN LT HAND, FELL ON A KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME WHILE TRYING TO "SEE HOW HOT IT WAS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
=03YOF TOUCHED KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME INJ TO HAND DX/FIRST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2ND DEG BURN L HAND/18MOWM GRABBED KEROSENE HEATER WITH L HAND THIS AM AT 11AM. HAS SOME BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
1YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND-GRABBED A KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
42 YOF GRABBED KEROSENE HEATER BURN TO HANDS RT LEG AND RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2 YOF ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED TOP OF HOT KEROSINE HEATER. BURN OF RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT PICKED UP INSIDE OF KEROSENE HEATER THAT HAD FALLEN OUT, T RIED TO PUT IT BACK IN BURNING HANDS; 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON A KEROSENE HEATER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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