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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 495
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| TRAUMA BACK.51YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE CARRYING PROPANE GAS EFON BACK EXP LOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 57 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN PROPANE TANK FROM BBQ GRILL EXPLODED. +FD. DX: 11% TBSA PARTIAL SUPERFCIAL THICKNESS BURNS CHEST/ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 57 YOM LIFTING BUTANE TANK, L SIDE CP DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 59 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 59 YR OLD MALE INTOXICATED WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED CATCHING ON FIREW ITH BURNS TO BACK WITH MED FLITE IN,UNK FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 07/11/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF UPPER BACK AFTER PROPANE TANK EXPLODED WHIL E PATIENT WAS SLEEPING IN BED AT HOME. (FD) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| JAMMED LT SHOULDER WHEN UNLOADING PROPANE TANKS 5 DAYS AGO. ACUTE THORA CIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL ON PROPANE GAS TANK/ CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CHEST PAIN, WORSE AFTER LIFTING BUTANE TANK 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME. DX; AC UTE MI, UNSTABLE ANGINA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/12/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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