title: Near fatal ingestion of household lamp oil--Ohio, August 1997.
abstract: Unintentional poisoning from liquid fuels accounts for approximately 2.5% of all unintentional poisoning exposures among children aged <6 years. The risk for unintentional poisoning increases when fuel is transferred from its original container, often with required child-resistant packaging, to other containers (e.g., fuel lamps) without special packaging requirements. This report describes the poisonings of four children who were admitted to a regional referral medical center in Columbus, Ohio, during a 2-week period in August 1997; these children developed serious pulmonary complications after ingesting household lamp oil.
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D005260:Female; D005648:Fuel Oils / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio
chemical_list: D005648:Fuel Oils