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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| KEROSENE HEATER IN BEDROOM EXPLODED AND TRAILER CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX. LA C L FOOT, BURN R ARM. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| LEFT FOREARM BURN. PT BURNED FOREARM WHEN LIGHTING PILOT ON KEROSENE HE ATER. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PT'S FATHER STATES THAT CHILD WAS CHASING PUPPIES AROUND HIS MOTHER'S H OUSE AND BURNED R FA ON KEROSENE HEATER. DX. BURN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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