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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,300
See also: 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 |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PROPANE TANK BLEW UP. DX-1 DEGREE BURN R FOREARM AND LEG # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FLASH BURN FROM BBQ GRILL PROPANE TANK, BURN TO NECK AND LOWER ARMS DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TBSA 4% TO NECK AND BILATERAL LOWER ARMS FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Metal containers |
| PT STATES STARTING FIRES W/PROPANE TANK @ HIS HOUSE WHEN A PAINT CAN FL EW UP & BURNED L HAND AND FA. DX. BURN L WRIST, FA. NOT ST IF FD ATTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURN TO LT ARM AND FACE WHILE CHANGING PROPANE TANK THAT BLEW/ THERMAL BURN RT ARM AND RT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH ARM BURN, PROPANE TANK ON PORCH CAUGHT FIRE - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT MOVING A PROPANE TANK AND EXPLODED CAUSING THERMAL BURNS TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS BURNED WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY THREW A SMALL PROPANE TANK IN A FIRE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT FOREARM-FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS IN FRONT OF A STOVE WHEN A PROPANE TANK ON THE STOVE EXPLODED SU STAINED THERMAL BURNS TO ARMS AND LEGS TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PERSON TRYING TO COOK SUPPER ON PROPANE GRILL,FITTING AT TANK STARTED O N FIRE,HE TRIED TO PUT OUT,BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 62 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, Cookware |
| BURN TO R ARM DUE TO PROPANE AND HIT POT. DX. BURN 1-2 DEGREES R FOREA RM, 1" TOTAL BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT BURNED TO FOREARM WHILE USING PROPANEDX; BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT FOREARM.PT HAS SOME PROPANE GAS EXPLODE AND B URN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| YEST @ HOME HE HAD PROPANE TANK W/FLASHING FIRE ON LT HAND, HE KICKED TANK AWAY FROM HOUSE. DX 2ND DEG BURN LT FOREARM/HAND, CONT LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CHEMICAL BURN - TOP OF A PROPANE TANK, UNDER PRESSURE, FELL OFF - THE PORPANE AND PROPELLENT HIT FOREARM AND BURNED A 10X25 CM AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2000 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2000 | Age: 54 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/1999 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/1999 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/1999 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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