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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED OUTSIDE PT'S TRAILER HOME. FD NS. DX: 90%TBSA BURNS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PROPANE TANK BLEW UP WHILE LIGHTING STOVE IN TRAILER WHILE CAMPING, TRO UBLE BREATHING. DX: PROPANE EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA AFTER HAD GAS LEAK AT HOME 02/23/04; COPD-DIFFICULTY BREATHING D/T GAS LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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