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Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:184Hand:73
Upper Trunk:42Face:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT FELL AGST KEROSENE HEATER 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT'S PARENTS WERE HEATING APT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER PT HAS A HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT'S PARENTS WERE HEATING APT WITH A FAULTY KEROSENE HEATER PT HAS HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PATIENT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM KEROSENE HEATER, LIT HEATER AND WOKE WITH SOOT ON FACE, , HEADACHE, SORE THROAT; CO EXPOSURE, VIRAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
BURN HAND ON A KEROSENE HEATER BURN LEFT HAND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS TRIPPED AND HAND HIT KEROSENE HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
OIL LEAK FROM OIL HEATER MADE HER DIZZY & NAUSEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters, Generators or power plants
CO2 POISIONING.PT WAS IN HOUSE WITH KEROSENE GENERATOR AND TWO KEROSENE HEATER AND EXPOSED TO CO2.CO2 LEVEL WAS 12.3.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/17/2003Age: 8 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


Date: 01/15/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Kerosene or oil heaters
PT. WAS BURNED W/KEROSENE HEATER APPROX 30 MINS AGO. DX. 2 DEG. BURN O N R CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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