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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| BURNED RT INDEX FINGER ON PROPANE C/O BLISTERING C.O MILD REDNESS OF R LONG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ONTO RIGHT FIFTH FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TA NK AND A CONCRETE FLOOR FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS CUT ON PROPANE TANK IN NATIONAL FOREST. DX: L FOURTH FINGER LAC 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURNED FINGERS WHILE USING SMALL PROPANE TANK, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED DX:SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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