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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
48YOF BURNED FOREARM ON PROPANE TANK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
39YOM, CHANGING PROPANE TANK ON GAS GRILL&SUSTAINED B/L ARMS BURN >>BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Clothing |
42 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TANK EXPLODE BURNING ARMS AND LEGS THAT WERE ON FIRE AND THEN RAN INTO HOUSE TO PUT FIRE OUT ON CLOTHING,UNK FIRE DE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | 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 |
CHANGING PROPANE TANK AND IT BLEW UP 26 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURN FOR3EARM A ND FACE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
PROPANE TANK BLEW UP. DX-1 DEGREE BURN R FOREARM AND LEG # |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
BURN TO LT ARM AND FACE WHILE CHANGING PROPANE TANK THAT BLEW/ THERMAL BURN RT ARM AND RT CHEEK |
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: 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: 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: 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: 07/16/2000 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/23/1999 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | 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 |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/19/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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