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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,206
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND: 3YOM @ AUNT'S HOUSE, BURNED R HAND ON KEROSENE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 47YOWM PT WAS AT A CYCLE SHOP AND WAS EXPOSED TO KEROSENE HEATER FUMES . DX. B/L CORNEAL ABRAS, R/L CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS SURFACE R HAND: 20MOF GRANDMOTHER STATES TOUCHED @ KEROSENE HEATER W/ R HAND 2 HRS AGO, BURN/BLISTER NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 8 YO F HOUSE FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM KEROSENE HEATER. DX SMOKE INHALATIO N, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 7 MO F KEROSENE HEATER SMOKING AT HOME, NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. DX SMOKE E XPOSURE UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 5 YO F KEROSENE HEATER SMOKING AT HOME, CHILD HAD BLACK SOOT AT NOSTRIL S. DX SMOKE INHALATION, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 16 MONTH OLD MALE WALKING BACKWARDS WITH ARMS BEHIND HIM & RAN INTO KEROSENE HEATER DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO BOTH FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 2YOM BURN TO LEFT SHOULDER & UPPER ARM, APPEARS NO WORSE THAN SUNBURN - APPARENTLY BRUSHED AGAINST GRATE OF KEROSENE HEATER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 3YOF BURNED LOWER ABDOMEN ON OIL SPACE HEATER IN BATHROOM OR KITCHEN; 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 5YOM FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER 2 WKS AGO BURNING HAND, HAS BEEN TREATI NG, HEALING BURN TO PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 55YOBF PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HER KEROSENE HEATER. DX. 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 58YOM ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE, POSSIBLE RIGHT LOWER LOBE PNEUMONIA - DYSPNEA STARTED EARLIER THIS AM, COMPLAINS OF SMELL OF KEROSENE HEATERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 51YOWM POSS STRUCTURE FIRE. FOUND PT IN HOME W/SOOTIE WALLS DUE TO KER OSENE HEATER, DECREASED LOC. FD AT SCENE DX. CONFUSION, ABNORMAL EKG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 6 YO M TRIPPED, FELL INTO KEROSENE HEATER,BURNED HAND. DX HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 28 YOM WORKING OUTSIDE AT HOME CHECKED OIL BURNINT HEATER WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-FLASH BURNS TO FACE AND HAND, 1ST DEGREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 17MOWM PT PRESENTS TO ED WITH BILATERAL BLISTERS/BURNS TO PALMS OF BOT H HANDS AFTER RUNNING INTO KEROSENE HEATER. DX. BURNS BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 14MOM-PT FELL INTO A KEROSENE HEATER & BURNED L HAD-PER PARENT DX THERMAL BURN L HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Kerosene grills or stoves |
| 23MOM GRAPPED A KEROSENE HEATER OR KEROSENE STOVE THAT WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME, NOW W/BURN & BLISTERS TO PALM OF HAND; 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 25 Y/O FEMALE WAS WORKING ON A PROPANE HEATER AT HOME & BECAME LIGHTHEADED & DIZZY DX: MILD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WITH HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| 3 YO F FELL AGAINST KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME. DX FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Manual cleaning equipment |
| 2 YOF BURNED UPPER ARM WHILE HOLDING A BROOM BACKED UO TO KEROSENE HEATER AT HOME. DX-BURN RIGHT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 7 YOF, WAS AT DADS PLACE OF WORK, DAD WELDING, A DIESEL BURNING HEATER WAS RUNNING, PT COMPLAINS OF HEADACHE & NAUSEA DX: CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 15MOM FELL AND LANDED ON KEROSENE HEATER AT GM HOUSE, NOW W/BURNS AND B LISTERING TO HANDS, CHIN AND CHEEK; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Kerosene or oil heaters |
| 10 YO M TRIPPED OVER KEROSENE HEATER, BURNED ABD. DX ABD BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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