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Accidents - Gas furnaces - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 207
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:121Head:71
Hand:14

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Date: 12/01/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces, Carbon monoxide detectors
57YOF IN APARTMENT,FURNACE ON,BECAME NAUSEA/HEADACHES,GAS CO.RED TAGGED FURNACE,CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR W/NEW BATTERY-NO ALARMS;POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-SYNCOPAL EPISODE DUE TO GAS FURNACE LEAK-@ HOM E-COHB 10.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN SMALL AREA WITH GAS FUMES CARBON MONOXIDE IN TOXICATION AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE SMALL AREA WITH GAS FUMES CARBON MONOXIDE INT OXICATION AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/10/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION-LETHARGIC @ HOME-NEW GAS CENTRAL HEATING SYS TEM W/ GAS LEAK-COHB 1.2
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/07/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
HAND BURN. PT WAS BURNED BY A FLASH BURN FROM FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas furnaces, Tape recorders or players
TRIPPED OVER VCR CORD AND FELL INJURING HEAD ON GAS WALL FURNACE. DX; SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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