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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 856
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:272All Of Body:232
Hand:129Lower Arm:113
Face:62Foot:31
Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 12/30/2009Age: 22 monthsSex: 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
TOUCHED KEROSENE HEATER WITH HAND BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
11 MO FEMALE BURNED ON HAND BY A KEROSENE HEATER. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
37 YO F LIFTED KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME, HURT LOW BACK. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2 YO MALE, BURNS TO ABDOMEN BY KEROSENE HEATER. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2009Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT STATES WIFE LEFT KEROSENE HEATER ON ALL NIGHT AND HE WOKE UP WITH SMOKE IN HOUSE AIRED OUT HOUSE & CAME TO HOSPITAL DX: MILD INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Doors
PATIENT IN ROOM WITH KEROSENE HEATER WITH DOOR CLOSED LAST NIGHT, NOW W ITH HEADACHE, NAUSEA, LIGHTHEADED; CO EXPOSURE, HEADACHE, NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS MOVING AN OIL HEATER AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT. DX: R FOOT CONT/ABR/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2009Age: 2 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
2 YO BURN HAND AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2009Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT GRABBED KEROSENE HEATER THAT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF ABOUT 15 MIN EARLIE R HAS BURN TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
WAS WALKING AROUND A KEROSENE HEATER LOST BALANCE FALLING FORWARD PUT H HAD AGAINST HEATER DX- BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURNS TO FACE BY KEROSENE HEATER. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT'S MOTHER STATES HEATER BROKE AND THEY HAD A KEROSENE HEATING ON THAT WAS SPEWING BLACK SMOKE DX: MILD SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT STATES HEATER BROKE SO THEY HAD A KEROSENE HEATER ON THAT WAS SPITTING OUT BLACK SMOKE AT HOME DX: SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Stairs or steps
CARRYING A KEROSENE HEATER DOWNSTAIRS FELL HIT LEG ON UNCARPETED STEPS STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Stairs or steps
CARRYING 5 GALLON KEROSENE HEATER UP STAIRS. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
2YOM 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ARM,ELBOW, AND BACK RUNNING AT GRANDMA'S SISTER WENT TO PASS HIM PUSHED HIM INTO KEROSENE HEATER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT W/BURN TO R FA FROM KEROSENE HEATER TODAY AT GRANDMOTHER'S. DX. BUR N R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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