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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 48YOF BURNED FOREARM ON PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 19YOM, RETREIVING A PAINT BRUSH UNDER PROPANE TANK&BITTEN BY " COPPER H EAD" SANKE TO THE ARM>>PW/SNAKE BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 39YOM, CHANGING PROPANE TANK ON GAS GRILL&SUSTAINED B/L ARMS BURN >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Clothing |
| 42 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TANK EXPLODE BURNING ARMS AND LEGS THAT WERE ON FIRE AND THEN RAN INTO HOUSE TO PUT FIRE OUT ON CLOTHING,UNK FIRE DE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CHANGING PROPANE TANK AND IT BLEW UP 26 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURN FOR3EARM A ND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 55 YO WF HAS MINOR BURN TO ARM HOME EXPLOSION FROM PROPANE 1ST DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 57YOF LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK AND THE FLAMES SHOT ONTO LOWER ARM THERMA L BUNR TO LOWER ARM NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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