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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 869
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 Y/O M BURNED NOSE DURING PROPANE FLAME FLASH BURN AT HOME. DX; FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF RIGHT LOW BACK PAIN - ONSET WHEN PULLING A 100LB GAS CYLINDER THROUGH THE SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| R SIDE LBP AFTER LIFTING PROPANE TANK DX; LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT CUT L INDEX FINGER OPENING GAS TANK AT HOME. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 34 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 34 YO LIGHTING PROPANE TANK FLAME BLEW ACROSS EYE CORNEAL ABRASION---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 31 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT LIFTED 12 GAL GAS TANK TO PUT IN CAR AND INJURED BACK AT HOME TODAY DX// LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DX BURN TO FACE,HEAD,CHEST,NOSE AND UPPER HAND - S/P PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.FIRE FIGHTER ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT HAD A PROPANE TANK FALL ON LEFT FOOT, CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| PATIENT MOVING A PROPANE TANK AND EXPLODED CAUSING THERMAL BURNS TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 38 YO INJURED FINGER ON PROPANE TANK CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS RUNNING AROUND W/KIDS AND FELL OVER A LIQUID PROPANE TANK. DX. CONT ABDM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT FELL ONTO A PROPANE TANKE DX: RT RIB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 39 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cutting torches |
| BURNS FACE - 39 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH 2ND DEG BURNS OVER RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD - STATES A GAS TANK HE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Water heaters |
| 48 YO F PROPANE EXPOSURE , PT HAS PROPANE STOVE AND WATER HEATER SMELLED FUMES BECAME DIZZY CO LEVEL1.5* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| A PROPANE TANK FELL ON PTS TOE WHILE CLEANING OUT GARAGE, FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| USING PROPANE TANK TO START FIRE. IT EXPLODED BURN MULTIPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 TANK OUT OF CAR YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBAR STRIAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION RT.FOOT.PT.REFERS A GAS TANK FELL ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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