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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 46
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| BBQ PROPANE TANK BLEW UP BENEATH PT AT SENIOR CENTER. +FD. DX: BILAT LEG CIRCUMFERENTIAL FULL THICK BURN, BILAT HAND BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Day wear |
| PROPANE FIRE PIT CAUGHT PT'S PANTS ON FIRE LAST PM AT RESTAURANT. FD NS. DX: BILAT LEG BURNS <1%TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 grills or stoves |
| PT WAS AT A HOUSE WHEN THE PROPANE TANK FOR A GRILL EXPLODED SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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