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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 935
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PATIENT BURNED HIMSELF WHILE PUTTING GASOLINE ON A FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM AND RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| 1 AND 2ND DEG BURNS. PT WAS TRYING TO START A FIRE BY PUTTING GASOLINE ON IT. FD NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT LEAVES WITH A PROPANE TORCH HE THREW GASOLINE O NTO THE LEAVES WITH THE TORCH LIT SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| RIGHT ARM BURN. PT SPLASHED GASOLINE ON A HORNETS NEST AND SPILLED SOME OF IT ON HIMSELF THEN LIT IT ON FIRE . FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Diesel fuels |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ARMS & HAND-BURNING BRUSH W/ DIESEL BY FLASH BACK F IRE-FD PRESENT-@ HOME-SENT TO BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| STARING BONFIRE WITH GASOLINE, FLARED BACK, ADMITS TO HAVING ONE BEER/ BURN RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Lighters |
| BURNED L ARM W/GAS AND LIGHTER TRYING TO KILL ANTS DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN L HAND/FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT CAUGHT ARM ON FIRE TRYING TO LIGHT BRUSH W/GASOLINE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R FOREARM/HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. USED GASOLINE TO BURN TRASH IN TRASH CAN; SUSTAINED BURN TO LEFT LO WER ARM. FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| 15 YOM WAS LIGHTING A GAS SOAKED FIRE & THE FLAMES FLASHED BURNING HIS ARM NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Gasoline, Scissors |
| HELPING BROTHER BUILD A BONFIRE & SPILLED GASOLINE DOWN HIS CAST & HAS PAIN SO PATIENT TOOK SCISSORS & REMOVED CAST 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT DRINKING AT BONFIRE WAS BURNED WHEN FRIENDS SPRAYED GAS ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM 2% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Containers |
| 1% BURN RT FOREARM,2%BURN RT HAND.PT POURED GASOLINE IN A BARREL AND LI T AND IT FLASHED,BURNING FOREARM AND HAND.FIRE DEPT. NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Lighters |
| PT POURED GAS ON BRUSH & LIT IT W/LIGHTER W/FLASH BURNING HIM. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT ARMS, FIRST DEG BURNS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| BURNS L ARM & HAND;WORKING WITH GASOLINE ENGINE, HAND FLASH BURN, ARM " ON FIRE" PT PUT OUT WITH GARDEN HOSE.TOTAL. BURN CAR & GARAGE(?FD INFO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT. STATES HE GOT GASOLINE ON R ARM, WHEN HE WENT TO LIGHT BRUSH, HIS A RM CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX. BURN FA, HAND. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| BURNED LOWER ARM POURING GASOLINE ON BRUSH PILE TO BURN IT AND GAS EXPLODED - |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| GASOLINE FLASH BURN TO RIGHT ARM MINOR BURN R LOWER ARM NO FIRE DEPAR TMENT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| USING GASOLINE TO START TRASH FIRE FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND DX BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gasoline, Automotive chemicals |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME GOT DEGREASER AND GASOLINE ON LOWER ARMS AND BROKE OUT IN AN ITCHY RASH CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND TRIED TO START FIRE W/GAS. FD NS. DX: 7% TBSA BURN, INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Containers |
| POURING GAS ON BURNING TRASH AT HOME, CONTAINER BLEW UP, CAUGHT SHIRT O N FIRE. DX: BURNS FOREARM, HAND, CHEST, FACE. FIRE DEPT ATT. NOT NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT WAS BURNING SOME LEAVES AND THREW SOME GASOLINE ON IT AT IT FLASHED BACK AND BURNED HIS FOREARM, NOT FIRE DEPT. CALLED/ BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| FOREARM BURN-BURNING TREE BRUSH W/ GASOLINE-@ HOME-FLAMES BURNED ARM-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 45 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT WAS WORKING ON FRIEND'S CAR & LEAK IN FUEL LINE CAUGHT GAS ON FIRE. NO FD. DX: BILAT FOREARM BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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