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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME; BURN TO FOREARM, HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PART THICKNESS BRN L FOREARM/4YOF PLAYING AT FATHERS FRIENDS HOUSE & ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED L FOREARM ONTO KEROSENE HEATER APPROX 30 MIN AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 3 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R ARM/3YOM BY REPORT, ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED UP AG AINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED BURN TO R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 15%TBSA BURNS TO LOWER ARM AND FACE. PROPANE HEATER CAUGHT FIRE. MEDICS BROUGHT PT IN THEREFORE, F.D. ATTENDED THE FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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