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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 962
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE GAS FROM GAS LINE EXPLODED IN FACE, SUPERFICIAL 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND BIL FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS LIFTING PROPANE TANKS. DX: C SPINE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Other fireplaces |
| DX:L PHALANGES FX X 4 FINGERS L HEAD LAC. CLEANING FIREPIT AND PROPANE CANNISTER EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS FIXING PLUMBING AT HOME, PROPANE TANK NOZZEL CAME OFF, PT USED R THIGH TO COVER IT DX: BURN RT THIGH + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CHI-A PROPANE TANK FELL FROM A SHELF-HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT INHALED PROPANE FROM DRAINING TANK. DX: PROPANE EXPOSURE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LOWER BACK THERMAL BURN.PT BURNED BACK ON A HOT PROPANE TANK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE GAS IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURN, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| (L) FOOT W/PAIN & SWELLING. DROPPED FULL PROPANE GAS TANK ON IT. NAD. TENDER DORSUM OF (L) FOOT. X-RAY . DX: 5TH METATARSAL FX (L) FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 41 YOM FELL HITTING PROPANE TANK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| ATTEMPT TO FIX GAS STOVE IN MOBILE HOME AND TANK BLEW UP IN FACEDX: 3% TBSA BURNS TO FACE AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 37 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT A PROPANE TANKE CONTUSI NG HER RT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Soldering equipment |
| R HAND LAC (2)/33YOWM STS WAS SOLDERING GAS TANK AND TANK BLEW UP. C/OH AND LAC'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN LEFT INDEX FINGER - BURNED WHEN A PROPANE TANK EXPLO DED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SCREWING PROPANE CYLINDER INTO OUTDOOR HEATING LAMP AND CYLINDER DRO PPED CAUSING A CUT TO FINGER DX: SKIN AVULSION LT INDEX FINGER 3.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY INHALED PROPANE GAS TONIGHT. HAS N,SCRATCHY THROAT. NOS OB. DX: GAS INHALATION. |
| 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: 03/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A GAS PROPANE TANK DX: HEAD HEMATOMA |
| 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: 01/18/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 37 YOM PROPANE TANK EXPLODED BURN TO LOWER BACK UPPER AND LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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