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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 884
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-81YOM-HEMATOMA-BUTANE GAS TANK FELL ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| 69 YOM PRESENTS W/C/O DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION AND CONFUSION POSSIBLY RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO PROPANE THAT LEAKED FROM UNDER MOTORHOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH PROPANE GAS TANK AT HOME LT HAND PAIN * 54 Y/O B/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 52YOM LACERATION TO SCALP PT HAD BEEN DRINKING FELL HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| DX CONTU CHEST WALL/THYROID NODLE/HTN: TRIP'D & FELL ONOT PROPANE TANK STRIK'G LS OF CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 67 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: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| A 67YOM HAD A PROPANE TANK BLOW AND INJURED HIS BACK. DX: BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Matches |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHILE PLAYING WITH PROPANE AND MATCHES CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HAS (L) LEG PAIN AFTER LIFTING A 45 LB GAS TANK DX;* LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: 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, Grills |
| SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO THE FACE WHILE LIGHTING PROPANE TANK VS GRILL >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX FELON, EARLY: C/O L INDEX FINGER PN X 3D. USE PROPANE W BARE HAND 1 WK AGO. NOTICED INC SWELL'G, PUSATILE PN X 3D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| GOT BURNED ON LEGS WHEN PROPANE IGNITED DURING FILLING OF TANK DX: BURN TO LOWER LEGS NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DX L SH SPRAIN, LIKELY TORN ROTATOR CUFF: PICKED UP 5GAL PROPANE TANK YTDY C L ARM & SWUN TO THE SIDE & FELT " POP" TO L SH. PN C EXT/FLEXION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PUT SHARP INSTRUMENT INTO BBQ HOSE VALVE AND SHOT PROPANE INTO EYE. HA S CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYE. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CARRYING PROPANE TANK AND HIT HAND ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| TRIPPED OVER PROPANE TANK INJURING LT WRIST. WRIST/FOREARM SWELLING. DX: FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 51 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FLASH BURN FROM BBQ GRILL PROPANE TANK, BURN TO NECK AND LOWER ARMS DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TBSA 4% TO NECK AND BILATERAL LOWER ARMS FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DROPPED HEAVY PROPANE TANK ON FOOT AT HOME, FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Bicycles or accessories |
| LIFTED PROPANE TANK AND HAS LOW BACK PAIN, INJURED BACK PREVIOUSLY WITH BICYCLE. HAS ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| HURT BACK LIFTING A PROPANE TANK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES BURNT FOOT LAST WEEK ON STEAM FROM PROPANE HEAT AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A PROPANE TANK AT HOME DX: CONTUSION RT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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