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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 78 YOF TRIPPED & FELL & HIT R SIDE OF FACE ON A LARGE PROPANE TANK HAS LARGE CONTUSION TO FACE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX ABRASION, FACIAL/ABRASIONS, BILAT' KNEE: 81YOM REPORTS CHANGING PROPANE TANK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56 YR OLD MALE HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN FACE WITH FLASHING BURNS TO FACE AND HAND,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 69 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 |
| 69YOM LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK WHEN IT FLASHED INTO FACE SUSTAINED THERM AL BURNS TO FACE NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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