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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 40 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: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 40YOM, PROPANE HEATER "FLASHED" WHEN LIGHTING AT HOME, BURN TO HAND, 1S T & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT HEATER IN RV WITH TOO MUCH PROPANE AND BLAMES BURST ONTO FACE AND ARM BURNING THEM WITH 2%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ^BURNED HANDS WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE PROPANE HEATER THAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HIS TRUCK/ THERMAL BURNS BIL HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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