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Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:87Upper Leg:87
Face:80All Of Body:40
Hand:14Lower Trunk:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
BURNS HEAD/FACE/NECK - PROPANE HEATER BLEW UP IN FACE - FD ATTENDANCE N OT LISTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
ANOXIA FROM EXPOSURE TO GAS FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
ANOXIA FROM GAS EXPOSURE FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
GAS EXPOSURE DX: ANOXIA FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
SUFFERED FROM ANOXIA DUE TO GAS EXPOSURE FROM HEATERWITH CASE#936503
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
TOUCHED GAS HEATER WITH BUTTOCKS;DX BURNED LOWER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Motor vehicles or parts
CO POISONING-FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN MOTOR HOME DUE TO NON-VENTED PROPANE HEATER-COHB 28.7
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/27/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT WAS FIXING A PROPANE HEATER AND THE HEATER IGNITED BURNING THE EYES AND FACE, CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Outerwear
HAND BURN-WOOL COAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN PT GOT TOO CLOSE TO GAS HEATER WHILE ON A BOAT W/ FATHER-FD NOT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT RECIEVED BURN FROM A PROPANE SPACE HEATER, BURN TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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