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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 688
See also: 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 |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/11/2007 | 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: 08/02/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT STATES THE BLAST FROM BUTANE TANK CAUSED A PAIR OF PILERS TO HI T HIM IN HEAD AT HOME. DX: 2.5 LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 77 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, Tool sheds |
| 100 GAL PROPANE TANK OUTSIDE SHED WHERE PT WAS EXPLODED. DX: 10% TBSA BURN FACE/HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FACIAL BURNS-PT HAD PROPANE TANK BLOW UP IN HIS FACE-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| AT HOME WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AND SINGED FACE AND HAIR BURNING THE M;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2001 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2000 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/1999 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/1998 | Age: 63 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/21/1997 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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