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Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:77Hand:75
Foot:22Internal:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2008Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT WALKED ON A FLOOR HEATER AND BURNED FOOT-FOOT BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
GAS FROM A DOWNSTAIRS HEATER LEAKING. DX CO INHALLATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2008Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER, HURT FOOT. D: LACERATION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2008Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR WENT OFF FROM FAULTY GAS HEATER IN HOUSE WITH CO POISONING WITH LEVEL OF 50
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Gas or LP heaters
SWALLOWED METAL CAP OFF OF GAS HEATER AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE INGESTIO N FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT BURNED HAND ON PROPANE HEATER IN GARAGE. DX: L HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2008Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2008Age: 4 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
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - HEATER LEAKING GAS. GAS COMPANY HAD TO SHU T THE GAS OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
MOM STATES THAT CHILD WAS EXPOSED TO LEAK FROM GAS HEATER CO EXPOSUR E #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
MOM STATES CHILD EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM HEATER CO EXPOSURE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PROPANE HEATER LEFT ON WITH NO FLAME FOR 30 MIN;DX POSSIBLE ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: 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
PT TOUCHED GLASS ON PROPANE HEATER. DX: R PALM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURNED HAND ON GAS HEATER/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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