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Accidents - Gas furnaces - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:113All Of Body:46

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
84YOM LIGHTING A FURNACE AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE NO FD ATTENDED DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE TO BURNS TO FACE AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Gas furnaces
78YOM LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON GAS FURNACE, TURNED KNOB WRONG, CAUSED FL ASHBACK OF FLAME DX;# BURN FACE (NO FIRE DEPT. LISTED ON SHEET)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces, Gas or LP heaters
C/O DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEADNESS AFTER TURNED ON THE FURNACE VS THE PROPANE HEATER FOR 24HRS>>DIZZINESS VS CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
FURNACE HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING INTO HOME FOR 5-6 WEEKS. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE, COHB 2.2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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