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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 39
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PROPANE IN TRAILOR EXPLODED WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE AND BURNED BOTH HAN DS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PROPANE BOTTLE AND BAR BQ GRILL CAUGHT FIRE DX. HAND BURN FD PRESENCE N OT NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT. WAS PUMPING PROPANE W / O GLOVES ON , & DIDN'T REALISE THAT COLD PROPANE WAS ESCAPING SEEPING OUT. DX: RT. HAND CHEMICAL BURN 2ND DEGRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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