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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,557
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LIP LAC, PT WAS PUTTING A GAS GRILL TOGETHER WHEN A PIECE OF TUBING SLI PPED AND HIT MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT INJURED AT HOME, TURNED ON STOVE TO LIGHT CIGARETTE & HAIR CAUGHT FI RE, ALSO INTOXICATED NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURNED L ARM ON GAS STOVE AT HOME 1ST AND2ND DEGREE BURN TO L FOREARM A ND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LIT GAS STOVE AND IT BLEW UP, DX-ACUTE 1 ST DEGREE BURNS FACE AND ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 47 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, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 47-YOM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS FACE AS A RESULT OF FLASH BURNS FROM A GA S STOVE AT HIS HUNTING COTTAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PATIENT LIGHTING GAS STOVE AND BURNED BACK OF HAND. UNKNOWN IF FDA. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT ADJUSTING GAS GRILL FLAMES SHOT INTO FACE DX; FACIAL BURNS CORNEAL A BRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LIGHTING PROPANE GAS GRILL-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO NECK AND FACE DX: PARTIA L THICKNESS BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT. RECEIVED BURN TO HAND FROM FLAME ON GAS GRILL AT CHURCH COOKOUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BILATERAL THERMAL KERATITIS-"A GAS GRILL FLASHED" AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 37 YR OLD MALE TRIPPED OVER HIS SON CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO LIT GAS GRILL BURNING FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - PATIENT AT HOME TRIPPED INTO GAS GRILL AND FELL T O GROUND SUSTAINING A SPLINTER TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT CLAIMS WHILE FIGHTING WITH HUSBAND SHE TRIPPED AND PUT HAND ON AGAS STOVE BURNER(PER ER MD STORY NOT CONSISTENT WITH INJURY) NO FD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| C/O GAS GRILL EXPLODED IN FACE. DX. BURNS HEAD, FACE, CHEST, R/L SHOUL DERS, R/L UPPER ARMS. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS LIGHTING HER GAS GRILL AND IT FLASHED, BURNING HER ON THE NOSE AND HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LIGHTING GAS GRILL @ AMUSEMENT PARK(PERSONAL GRILL, GAS GRILL ***), BU RNED FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN W/SINGED EYELASHES, ? FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 6% TBSA BURN TO LOWER ARM.PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A GAS GRILL AND T HERE WAS A FALSH AND PT BURNED ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 45B/F SUSTAINED BURNS TO ARMS, ELBOWS AND KNEES WHEN GAS STOVE BLEW UP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURN LAST PM ON GAS GRILL USED ALOE PLANT ON BURN. BURN R HAND/L WRIST . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Electric lighting equipment |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES.PT WENT TO GARAGE AND TURNED ON LIGHT AND PROPANE TANK ON GRILL EXPOLDED.NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT BURNT BY GAS GRILL FLAMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURNS FACE, PT REPAIRING A GAS STOVE, FLAMES BLEW INTO HIS FACE, C/O RE DNESS ON NOSE, MOUTH, (L&R) HANDS, NO SMOKE INHALATION, NO FD ATTEND.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| WORKING ON GAS GRILL WHEN PROPANE TANK BLEW UP FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED DX BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 1% BURN FACE, LEFT ARM AND HAND, PT RECEIVED A FLASH BURN FROM GAS STOV E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURN TO R HAND. SINGED HAIR AND EYEBROWS. LIGHTING GAS STOVE. DX; 1STDE GREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURNS TO FACE, NECK AND RIGHT ARM - LIGHTING A GAS STOVE AND IT BLEW UP INTO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 1SE DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND BOTH FOREARMS.PTS PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT ON GAS STOVE AND PT WENT TO LIGHT IT AND HAD A FLASH BURN TO FACE,FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURN HAND - VICTIM STATES HE GRABBED A HOT GRATE OFF A GAS GRILL BURNIN G RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 2ND DEG BURN BOTH ARMS/32YOWM STS HIS GAS GRILL BLEW UP ON HIM. STATED IT EXPLODED. FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT LIFTING A GAS GRILL, IT FLASHED AND PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO RT HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| USING GAS BARBEQUE GRILL TO HEAT HOME;CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 48 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: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| TRYING TO LIGHT GAS GRILL AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO FACE,HAND AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE WHILE COOKING W/PROPANE INDOORS. DX: HEADACHE, CO EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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