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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,053
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| HAND BURN, TOUCHED HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL ON HEATER AND BURNED HAND FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A GAS HEATER, FLAMES BURNED HIS BACK AT HOME. DX-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 2 months | 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 |
| INHALED POISONS FROM CARBON MONOXIDE GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 9 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 POISONING FROM GAS HEATER DX: STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| 7 Y/O W/BM BURNED HAND WHEN FELL INTO A GAS HEATER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT BURNED LEFT HAND AT HOME ON A GAS SPACE HEATER. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Multi-purpose lighters |
| WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT WALL HEATER, BURNED RT. HAND DX: BURN HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| LIGHTING PROPANE HEATER AND IT BLEW UP/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE A ND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| STRUCK ARM AGAINST BURNING HEATER AND SUSTAINED A BURN FIRE DEPT DID NO T ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 79 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Clothing |
| BURN R LEG - BURNED LEG ON PROPANE HEATER WHEN STANDING TOO CLOSE,CLOTH ES CAUGHT ON FIRE,NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GAS EXPLOSION LIT HOUSE ON FIRE, PT IN BURNING HOUSE AND TAKEN TO ANOTH ER HOUSE ON EMS ARRIVAL; 2ND/3RD DEGREE BURNS TO 40% BODY SURFACE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| LACERATED FINGER ON A SPACE HEATER GRATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| NATURAL GAS LEAK IN HOUSE, PT EXPOSED 4 HOURS PRIOR TO LEAVING HOUSE; E XPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| DROPPED HEATER ON FOOT AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 18 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 or LP heaters |
| EXPOSED TO NATURAL GAS , GAS BURNER LEFT ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER EXPOSURE TO NATURAL GAS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 31 years | 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 heaters |
| 31 YO M LIGHTING PILOT ON PROPANE FURNANCE BURN FACE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 10 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 heaters |
| DEEP 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS L HAND - TOUCHED PILOT LIGHT ON GAS SP ACE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT HAD A GAS HEATER BLOW UP AT HOME THROWING HER BACK ABOUT THREE FEET STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 41 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 |
| MOM HERE WITH 2 CHILDREN TRANS TO HUP,WAS IN HOUSE WITH LEAKY GAS LINE IN HEATER,C/O NAUSA,DIZZY CHEST TIGHTNESS, CO INHALATION/EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| C/O INHALATION ,EXPOSURE DUE TO LEAKING GAS LINE IN HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| CO INHALATION GAS LINE OF LEAKY HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT BURNED AT HOME BY WALL HEATER WHILE LIGHTING IT. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS 12% 2ND DEGREE/18 % 3RD DEGREE TO FACE/HAND/LEGS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| GAS HEATER EXPLODED, BLOWING OUT WINDOW, HAS 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH L OWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FLASH BURNS TO FACE WHEN LIT HEATER AND GAS WAS ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | 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 or LP heaters |
| ? CO EXPOSURE-@ HOME-IN CLOSED GARAGE W/ RUNNING MOTORCYCLE & PROPANE H EATER-COHB 2.0-DEVELOPED A HEADACHE & VOMITED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 34 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 EXPOSURE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - G AS HEATER WENT OUT TODAY - PRESENTS COUGHING AND LIGHTHEADED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 5 months | 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - R EPORTS GAS HEATER WENT OUT - GAS SMELL IN HOUSE - PARENTS COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GOT WEAK AFTER BEING NEAR HEATER AT SCHOOL DX. CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSUR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| IN HOME WHERE GAS HEATER HAD STOPPED WORKING AND CO2 BUILT UP;COHB 9.5, 2.0 ON DISCHARGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| IN HOME WHERE GAS HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND CO2 BUILT UP;COHB 11.3, 2. 0 ON DISCHARGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| IN HOME WHERE GAS HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND CO2 BUILT UP; COHB 2.1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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