Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - Year 2003 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 55
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
50+ years old:	39

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON GAS SPACE HEATER, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE R HAND BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER BABY AND FELL INTO A PROPANE HEATER. DX, SECOND DE GREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. 2% T.B.S.A.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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