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Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - Year 2007 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:69
50+ years old:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/20/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Gas or LP heaters
L CORN BURN;L SIDED PERI-ORB BURN/64YOM W/BURN TO L EYE FROM PROPANE WA TER HEATER@7:30P@HM.GAS IN WATER HEATER EXPLODED.?FIRE DEPT?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas or LP heaters
IN FEB. PT STARTED HEATER & BALL OF FIRE HIT EYE. HAS SEEN OPTHOMOLOGIS T 2X BUT MISSED LAST APPT. EYE SWOLLEN, THROBBING. ?FDA. D:CORN. ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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