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Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:148Upper Leg:66
All Of Body:23Wrist:15
Lower Arm:5Foot:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT BURNED HIS HANDS WHEN HE TRIED TO GRAB A GAS HEATER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 3 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
GAS EXPOSURE FROM GAS BATHROOM HEATER CO 3.9%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT WAS AT HIS GRANDPARENTS HOME AND PUT HIS HANDS ON THIER PROPANE STOV E BURNING BOTH HANDS. DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN BILAT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - GAS HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURN HAND - CHILD AT HOME FELL AGAINST A HOT GAS HEATER BURNING LEFT HA ND JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2005Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT TOUCHED HOT ALUMINUNM HEATER D1ST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
FOOT BURN, 2ND DEGREE, NEIGHBOR SET CHILD ON FLAT STOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT. FELL AGAINST A GAS HEATER BURNS TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURN TO ARM PT FELL ONTO A GAS HEATER AT HOME DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS TO F OREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT PUT WRIST/HAND ON A HOT GAS HEATER, BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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