Accidents - Gas or LP floor or wall heaters - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 537
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	346
26-50 years old:	57
50+ years old:	133

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	228	Face:	124
Foot:	87	Shoulder:	66
Hand:	24	Unkown:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/1998	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1998	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1998	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1998	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters, Other toy weapons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1998	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1998	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/18/1998	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/1998	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1998	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP floor or wall heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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