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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Metal containers |
| PT LIT A WIRE NEAR A GAS TANK WHICH HE WAS FILLING WITH GASOLINE THE FU MES IGNITED THE CAN EXPLODED SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO CHEST AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT PICKED UP A GAS CAN WHILE HOLDING A LIT CIGARETTE AND IT EXPLODED SU STAINED THERMAL BURNS TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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