Accidents - Kerosene or oil heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 110
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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)

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