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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 301
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| LIGHTING PROPANE HOT WATER HEATER AND IT EXPLODED/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BU RNS FACE, NECK , CHEST AND LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF THE FACE AFTER A HOT WATER HEATER BLOW UP IN HIS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT THE GAS FOR A WATER HEATER, IT BLEW & BURNED HIS FACE. FD PRESENCE NOT MENTIONED. DX -1ST DEG BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT TO WATER HEATER. DX-1ST DEG. BURN TO EYELIDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters |
| PT C/O LT EYE PAIN TRYING TO LIGHT WATER HEATER FLAMES CAME TOWARD HERS INGED LT EYEBROW AND EYELASH - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Water heaters, Matches |
| WHILE LIGHTING WATER HEATER W/ MATCH, BURN TO FACE DX: 1ST & 2N DEGREE BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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