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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HOOKING UP PROPANE TANK AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE PT TRANSF. TO UNI VERSITY HOSPITAL DX// BURNS TO FACE AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HAD 4 PROPANE TANKS IN A MV&THEY OVER FLASHED PT TO THE FACE/ARMS/HAND S >> BURN, FD DOC NOT FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DX EXPOSURE TO GAS - EXPOSED TO COOKING GAS AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT STATES PROPANE TANK FELL -GETTING PROPANE ON THE FRONT OF HIM-C HEMICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PROPANE TANK AT HOME, SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO FACE DX: ABRASIONS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Boats and boating |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED ON BOAT DX 76% TOTAL BODY SURFACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH EXPOSURE TO SMOKE FROM PROPANE TANK WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND HUSBAND TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE - NO FD MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 71 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH ARM BURN, PROPANE TANK ON PORCH CAUGHT FIRE - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DROPPED AN ALUMINUM GAS TANK INTO TOE ' NAIL AVULSION' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DROPPED PORPANE GAS TANK ONTO FINGER " FX/LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 73 YOM HAD LAC TO R SMALL FINGER FROM PROPANE TANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FELL ON PROPANE TANK/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 54 YOM LIFTING PROPANE TANK - STRAINED LUMBAR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| NECK PAIN AFTER LIFTING PROPANE TANK DX: NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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