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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| C/O FAICAL BURN&BLURRY VISION S/P CHANGING PILOT LIGH IN WATER HEATER W HEN RESIDUAL NATURAL GAS EXPLODED IN FACE>>BURN/CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STS LIGHTING A GAS HEATER,RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO FACE,LIPS-NOSE BURN SWOELLN,EYELASHES BURNT, NO INFO IF FD ON SCENE, DX BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| 44 YOF WAS IGNITING PROPANE HEATER IN HORSE TRAILER AND IT "BLEW UP" AT LOCAL RANCH/FARM. DX: BURN TO FACE AND BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT AT HOME. FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS R ARM/FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - S/P PT HIT HAD ON THE HEATER IN HALLWAY AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A GAS HEATER IN THE GARAGE, HEATER HAD A LEAK, STARTED A FIRE, CAUSING BURNS TO FACE AND SCALP NO FD INVOLVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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