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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 858
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 67 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 or LP heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| PT TURNED HEATER UP ATNIGHT & CO DETECTOR WENT OFF DURING NIGHT. FIRE D EPT. SAID CO LEVEL HIGH. HEADACHE/SHAKING/BURNING EYES. D:CO POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT C/O CHEST PN/TIGHTNESS REPORTS HEATER EXPLODED @ SCHOOL WITH SMOKE/F GAS SMELL IN HALL, APNEA/FIRE DEPT DID ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 57 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 or LP heaters |
| "DIZZY & PASSED OUT".FELLL ON BUTTOCKS.BACK PAIN ? CO EXPOSURE-HAS GAS SPACE HEATER.DX BACK PAIN/SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH LEG AGAINST PROPANE HEATER 6 DAYS PRIOR BURN WOUND INFECTION BELOW KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment |
| PT. WAS IN A CLOSED CAMPING TENT, WITH TWO PROPANE GAS HEATERS, AND WAS FOUND DEAD - SMELL OF GAS WAS EXTREME - WAS ON HUNTING/CAMPING TRIP |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A GAS HEATER AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT STATES INHALED PROPANE GAS FUMES THAT WAS PUMPED INTO HOUSE THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 35 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| REACHING INSIDE SMALL GAS HEATER TO LIGHT IT, WHEN IT IGNITED IT FLASHE D BACK AND BURNED HAND/ RT HAND BURN/ NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 3 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 or LP heaters |
| HEATER POSSIBLY LEAKING GAS DX: STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED FACE WHEN GRANDFATHER LIGHTING GAS HEATER AND IT FLASHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIPPED ON GAS HEATER, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| TRYING TO LIFT A PROPANE BURNER / HIT AGAINST FACEDX: FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| LIGHTING A PROPANE HEATER WHEN IT EXPLODED. NO STATEMENT OF FIRE DEPT P RESENT DX: CIRCUMF PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BIL ARMS SUPERF TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 28 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 heaters |
| FACIAL BURNS-AT HOME-LIGHTING A PILOT -FLAME CAME UP IN HIS FACE-LIGHTI NG A HEATER-FD PRESENCE NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | 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 or LP heaters |
| EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES AT HOME FROM FAULTY GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | 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 or LP heaters |
| EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES AT HOME FROM FAULTY GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS HEATER WHEN THE INSERT BLEW OUT & BURNED PATIENT. DX-ACUTE BURNS LEFT ANTERIOR ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Fuel oils |
| HAS NOTED SMELL OF OIL IN HER HOUSE ALTHOUGH HAS GAS HEAT, SHE IS DIZZY, EYES BURN, HEADACHE, WANTS TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME. DX FATIGUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | 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 or LP heaters |
| FAULTY HEATER,CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE,FAULTY HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | 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 or LP heaters |
| CO DETECTED IN HOUSE BY GAS CO. FAULTY HEATER,CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| MALFUNCTION OF A HEATER,CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 79 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 or LP heaters |
| PAIENT WAS LIGHTING HIS GAS HEAT, IT EXPLODED. PT. PASSED OUT. DX-RIG FRACTURE, LEFT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 42 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 or LP heaters |
| PROPANE GAS LEAK IN HOME FROM HEATER C/O HEADACHE AND NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT BURNED HIMSELF ON A GAS HEATER AT HOME IN THE KITCHEN. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE DUE TO PROPANE SPACE HEATER USE; MIGRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| STATES GOT UP NEXT TO BUTANE HEATER, CAUGHT COVERALLS ON FIRE. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS FLAME BURN LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FUMES INHALATION, PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM A GAS HEATER TO HEAT AP T, CARBON MONOXICE EXPOSURE, C/O HEADACHES & WEAKNESS, NO FD ATT.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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