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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURN TO HAND WHILE LIGHTING PIOLET LIGHT ON GAS HEATER DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT. WAS LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON A HEATING UNIT, BURNED HER HAND DIAGNOSIS; 1 & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT PUT HAND ON PROPANE HEATER. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PILOT LIGHT ON GAS HEATER EXPLODED. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Multi-purpose lighters |
| WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT WALL HEATER, BURNED RT. HAND DX: BURN HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/21/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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