Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
BURNED ON PORTABLE PROPANE HEATER 3-4 DAYS PRIOR INFECTED BURN TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
06YOM THERMAL BURN ON LP GAS HEATER IN BASEMENT AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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