Accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 647
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	75
Year 2001:	85
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	133
Year 2008:	131
Year 2010:	11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
2 YR M FELL ON PROPANE TANK;DX LACERATED FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
16MOF BURNED LT CHEEK ON A PROPANE TANK, 3 DAYS AGO. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION, HEAD INJURY .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE ON A PROPANE TANK, CAUSING LAC TO EYEBROW DX: LACERATION TO EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL INTO PROPANE TANK AT HOME INJURING FACE. DX; LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CHILD CLIMBING ON A PROPANE TANKE WHEN FELL AND HIT CHIN. D: CHIN ABRAS ION, INTRAORAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
WHEN A PROPANE TANK EXPLODED DAD THREW PT OUT OF THE WAY, PT SCRAPED HI S FACE AND KNEES ON THE GROUND. D: FACIAL ABRASIONS / ABRASIONS B KNE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL AND HIT PROPANE TANK, HIT R CHEEK, DX; LACERATION R CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CAMPING, FELL HITTING CHIN ON PROPANE TANK. DX; LACERATION CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANKE/ FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2001	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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