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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | 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 |
| TRYING TO FIX A GAS LEAK, BLEW ROOF UP AND OFF OF TRAILOR . FIRE DOE S NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT PICKED UP A PROPANE TANK AND INJURED LOWER BANK, STRAIN OF LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN FINGER CUT WITH LID OF GAS TANK AT HOME DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX LWBS: POSTERIOR R HAND BURN W PROPANE: REDNESS NOTED TO THE R POSTERIOR HAND. NO BURN ON THE PALM. NO BLISTERS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Animal induced injury |
| PT FELL OVER DOG RUN & LANDED ON LT SIDE;LAYED DOWN AFTERWARD. WENT OUT SIDE & LIFTED FULL TANK OF GAS-PAIN LT RIB AREADX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER A STEP&FELL FORWARDS LANDING ONTO CEMENT FLOOR&CAUGHT FING ER ON PROPANE TANK>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 2ND DEG BURN TO RIGHT FOOT AND LOWER LEG. PT WAS FILLING A PROPANE TANK AND DROPPED IT EXPOSING LEG TO PROPANE VAPOR THAT WENT THROUGH SHOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| C/O HEADACHE, NAUSEA, CHEST HEAVINGSS SINCE AWAKENING, HAD SOME PROPANE SMELL IN HOME ALL NIGHT >>EXPOSURE TO PROPANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HAD A PROPANE TANK EXPLODE IN HIS HOME SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LO WER LEGS NOTHING STATED ABOUT FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES A PROPANE TANK BLEW UP IN HIS FACE HAS SEVERAL SMALL ABRA OV ER FACE AND (R) EYE IS SWOLLEN DX- CORNEAL ABRA EYELID LAC FACIAL LA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| WORKING IN BASEMENT WITH LEAKING PROPANE TANK WITH FUMES IGNITING CAUSI NG FLASH BURNS TO FACE WITH TBSA OF 8%,WITH MED FLITE IN WITH FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 220 LB PROPANE GAS TANK FELL ON LEG YESTERDAY DX FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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