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Accidents - Gasoline cans - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 145
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Date: 08/10/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline cans
STARTING FIRE - GASOLINE CAN CAUGHT ON FIRE - ? FD FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND AND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline cans
GAS CAN BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-BURNED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2009Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline cans
GAS CAN BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND, HAND IS RED AND SWOLLEN. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gasoline cans
INJURED HAND ON RUSTY GASOLINE CAN LOAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline
FILLING GAS CAN WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE AND GAS EXPLODED BURNING HAND W ITH 2%TBSA,UNK FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline
PT WAS REMOVING GAS CANS FULL OF GAS FROM CAR WHEN ONE CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R HAND, L INDEX FINGER 1%.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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