Accidents - Gas furnaces - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 979
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	172
16-25 years old:	173
26-50 years old:	466
50+ years old:	161

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	825	Face:	121
Lower Arm:	33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
65 YO M LEAKING GAS FURNACE AT HOME, DIZZY, WEAK NOW. DX CO TOXICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
30 YO F EXPOSED TO LEAKING GAS FURNACE AT HOME, LIGHTHEADED. DX CO TOXI CITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
37 YO M GAS EXPOSURE FROM LEAKING FURNACE, WEAK AND NAUSEATED. DX CO TO XICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
65 YO F EXPOSED TO LEAKING GAS FURNACE AT HOME, DIZZY, SICK. DX CO TOXI CITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
21 YOM, INHALATION EDEMA, PT. STATES LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE, F URNACE EXPLODED, PT. KNOCKED BACKWARDS, FIRE DEPT. NOT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	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: Gas furnaces
LOWRE ARM BURN. 38 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON FURNAC E. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
42 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHEN NATURAL GAS FURNACE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. DX: INADVERTENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. COHB 20.5%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
10 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHEN NATURAL GAS FURNACE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. DX: CO POISONING. COHB 15%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
8 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHEN NATURAL GAS FURNACE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. COHB 13.7%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
12 YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHEN NATURAL GAS FURNACE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. COHB 12.5%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
42 YOF WAS EXPOSED TO CO WHEN NATURAL GAS FURNACE PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT. DX: CO POISONING. COHB 19.4%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
62YOM-FACIAL BURNS-BURNED BY A FLASH OF FLAMES WHEN LIGHTING A GAS FURN ACE-@ HOME-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
FACIAL BURNS. 39 YOM BURNED FACE WHEN LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT IN FURNACE NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces, Carbon monoxide detectors
1MOF- MOM SAYS THEIR CO DETECTOR WENT OFF IN HOME PT HAS BEEN SLEEPY MOM C/O HEADACHE. LANDLORD SAYS FURNACE. DX CO EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
40YOF, TURNED ON GAS FURNACE&2 MIN LATER ROOM WITH FILLED WITH SMOKE C/O H/A&THROAT>>CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
POSS.CO EXPOSURE W/NORMAL LEVELS:29YOF GAS FURNACE HASN'T BEEN VENTING OUT OF HOUSE,GAS CIRCULATING X 1 MO. HEADACHE,DIZZY X 1 MO, CO LEVEL 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
14YOF MOM HAD FURNACE WORKED ON TODAY, PT WITH HEADACHE X2 DAYS, VOMITI NG; CO EXPOSURE, LEVEL 6%
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
10YOM MOM HAD FURNACE WORKED ON AT HOME, PT FEELING SLIGHTLY TIRED; CO EXPOSURE, LEVEL <3%
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces, Carbon monoxide detectors
22YOF LIVES IN BASEMENT APT W GAS FURNACE CO DETECTOR HAD BEEN MOVED UP PLUGGED IT IN2 NORMAL LOW POS IT WENT OFF D TOXIC EXP 2CARBON MONOXID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 39 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: Gas furnaces
39 YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS GAS FURNACE WHEN IT FLASHED. FD NS. DX: CIRCUMFERENTIAL BURNS BILAT ARMS, NECK FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
33YOM LIGHTING GAS FURNACE, FLASHED IN HIS FACE - 1ST DEGREE BURNS LEFT SIDE OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2010	Age: 39 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 furnaces
FACIAL BURN-39YOF-BURNED ON FLAMES WHILE LIGHTING FURNACE-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CO POISONING-11YOF-WEAK & DIZZY @ HOME-WOKE UP W/ HEADACHE-? GAS FURNAC E LEAK-COHB 16.8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CO POISONING-6YOF-WEAK & DIZZY @ HOME-WOKE UP W/ HEADACHE-? GAS FURNACE LEAK-COHB 17.2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CO POISONING-29YOF-WEAK & DIZZY @ HOME-WOKE UP W/ HEADACHE-? GAS FURNAC E LEAK-COHB 19.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CO POISONING-8YOF-WEAK & DIZZY @ HOME-WOKE UP W/ HEADACHE-? GAS FURNACE LEAK-COHB 18.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
39YOF ANOXIA FROM DEFECTIVE GAS FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gas furnaces
17YOM ANOXIA/CO EXPOSURE FROM DEFECTIVE GAS FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
8YOF- ANOXIA/CO EXPOSURE FROM DEFECTIVE GAS FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
19YOF ANOXIA/CO EXPOSURE FROM DEFECTIVE GAS FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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