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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED HAND ON GAS HEATER RT HAND BURN * 4 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 40YOM, PROPANE HEATER "FLASHED" WHEN LIGHTING AT HOME, BURN TO HAND, 1S T & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ^BURNED HANDS WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE PROPANE HEATER THAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HIS TRUCK/ THERMAL BURNS BIL HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 02/24/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT BACKED INTO A PROPANE HEATER AND BURNED HAND. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Fishing |
| BURNED HAND ON PROPANE HEATER WHILE OUT ICE FISHING WITH DAD/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BIL HAND BURN/16MOM TOUCHED PROPANE HEATER AT HOME WITH BOTH HANDS. NO OTHER INJURIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 73 YO WM - 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - PROPANE HEATER FLAME BLEW UP ON HIS, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING IT - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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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