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Effects Of Kerosene Heaters On Infants

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I accidentally broke an oil lamp about an hour ago. Some of the kerosene got on the front of my dress. I got busy cleaning up the broken glass, and getting items into washer that also got... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

kerosene for that. I pour some kerosene to rub the paint off. Then on an act of impulse, i licked my finger ... will be considered XXXXXXX for kerosene? I've been reading a lot of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi - my daughter took a sip of kerozene mistaking it for water. She immediately spitted out and we washed her mouth with water and asked her to drink some. I am overseas and took her to local ER and local ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

I accidentally ate a portion of chicken that tasted like kerosene, got home and started to throw up and had like a sip of milk . Whenever I burp I can smell the kerosene What should I do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

My daughter works at a factory where they wash the parts with kerosene. She is breaking out severely (pimple-like) from the kerosene exposure. Is there anything she can do to diminish these breakouts? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

YYYY@YYYY We always use kerosene Heaters It keeps the house nice & warm but at night after we turn them off the fumes are awaful and linger for hours i can t even sleep at night because of Chest pains ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Vikram Singh Yadav MD

My husband, age 58, works in the garage with two kerosene heaters blasting, the smell is outrageous. What symptoms might he experience by inhaling the fumes for 8 or more hours at a time. ps, he keeps the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vikram Singh Yadav ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Polash Sannigrahi MD

I currently work at a school that uses kerosene heaters to warm the class room, it seems I m having an allergic reaction to the fumes emitted from the heater. Redness and itchiness of my throat also ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Polash Sannigrahi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

What are the long range effects of kerosene fumes? I spent the summer working on an Alaskan fishing boat heated and driven on kerosene. A month later, for the first time in my life... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Tanuja Salim MD

smoke more cigarettes when I get the smell of kerosene. That s why most of the times I keep a tissue paper with kerosene in my pocket. Can you please advice me about the side effects... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tanuja Salim ( General & Family Physician)