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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,183
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ROLLED A 20 POUND PROPANE TANK ACROSS FOOT SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIETN TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GAS TANK. FELL ON BACK. DX-SPRAIN LUMBAR SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ADJUSTED VALVE ON TOP OF TANK, PROPANE BLEW FORCIBLY INTO FACE DX:CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE AND EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT BURNED BY HOMEMADE SMOKER THAT USED PROPANE GAS WHEN RELIT,COOK ING AT HOME. ETOH NO FD. DX: 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS OVER ARMS/FACE/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE HOSE CAUGHT FIRE & FLEW ACROSS PT'S FACE. NO FD. DX: FLASH BURN FACE/L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 41 Y/O M INJURED BOTH LOWER LEGS WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT. STATES , HEAVY TANK FELL ON L HAND CUSING INJURY. DX. L. HAND CONTU SION.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED IN CAMPER. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS 55% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PAIN TRYING TO CARRY A PROPANE TANK DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT EXPOSED TO BUTANE THAT NEIGHBOR WAS LETTING OUT OF TANK. ALSO INTOXICATED. DX: EXPOSURE TO BUTANE, INTOXICATION FROM ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 33YMC USING A LP TANK AND PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF AND WENT INTO EYE FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| INJURIED SHOULDER PULLING A 400IB PROPAN TANK. " AC SEPARATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT. STATES SHE LIFTED A PROPANE TANK OUT OF THE BACK OF TRUCK AND FELT BACK PAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LUMBAR SACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN: LIFTING PROPANE TANK AT HOME, INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| TWISTING LINE FOR PROPANE TANK CONNECTION YESTERDAY. RT THUMB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A PROPANE TANK LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| EXPOSED TO PROPANE GAS LEAK C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: GAS FUME INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Welding equipment |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.PT HAD A PROPANE TANK EXPLODE WHILE WELDING AN D BURNED SELF.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| EXPOSED TO PROPANE GAS LEAK C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: PROPANE GAS INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LIFTING PROPANE TANK DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FOOT CT-@ HOME-DROPPED 20# PROPANE TANK ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| OPENING A BUTANE CONTAINER & THE BUTANE LIQUID SPRAYED NECK & EAR DX: BUTANE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| LAC TO INSIDE OF UPPER LIP AFTER FALLING ON A PROPANE TANK 30 MINS PTA. DX. LAC LIP, CONT HEAD, FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| R THUMB SWOLEN, THINKS HE FROZE IT W/BUTANE DX: CELLULITIS 1ST DEGREE BURN R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL BCKWARDS HITING BACK ON A PROPANE TANK SUSTAINED " LUBMAR SPINE CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE FROM TANK SPRAYED PT'S WRIST. DX: BURN R WRIST. |
| 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: 02/05/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT LIFTED PROPANE TANKS FROM TRUCK. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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