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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 244
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 31 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 heaters |
| PATIENT FELL ASLEEP TO CLOSE TO GAS HEATER AT HOME AND BURNED FOREARM. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| HEATER EXPLODED WHILE TRYING TO RE LIGHT PILOT LIGHT 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENTS HEATER LEAKING AND EXPOSED TOGAS FUMES DX: EXPOSURE TO FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 45 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIED TO HOOK UP AND LIGHT *** PROPANE HEATER WHICH EXPLODED. FDNS. DX: BURNS BILAT LEGS, SCROTUM, PENIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BASEMENT HEATER LEAKING. DX CO POISONING. TRX TO *** |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| *** HEATER UNDER HOUSE TO THAW WATER PIPES CAUGHT HOUSE ON FIRE PR HAS SMOKE INHALATION F/D ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 38 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 heaters, Matches |
| PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS HEATER, GAS HAD BEEN LEFT ON , WHEN STRUCK MATCH TO HIT FLAME BLEW BACK 2ND DEGREE BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 heaters |
| LIGHTING PILOT LITE ON HEATER,BURN FACE LWOT FD UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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