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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| CHI,SCALP LAC.PT FELL INTO A GAS FIREPLACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| EXPOSURE. PT WAS BURNING A LOG IN GAS FIREPLACE AND WAS EXPOSED TO FUME S. LEVEL WAS 21 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| 61 YOF STATES GAS LEAK IN FIREPLACE FOR SOME TIME, C/O DIZZINESS AND FE ELING TIRED, INHALATION INJURY, ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| 52 YOF C/O FEELING DIZZY AND NOT RIGHT, MOVED INTO NEW HOME, RUNNING GA S FIREPLACE, DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PT WAS STARTING A GAS FIREPLACE & IT FLASHED BACK DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EARS, HANDS AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| CO EXPOSURE-CO DETECTOR ALARMED WHILE BURNING GAS LOG IN FIREPLACE-@ HO ME-COHB 10.4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PT AWOKE TO FLAMES IN LIVING ROOM FROM GAS FIREPLACE & TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE. + FD. DX: 30-35% TBSA BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| PT. CUT HAND ON A GAS LOG METAL FITTING AT FLEA MARKET. DX. LAC L DORS UM HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2000 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/26/1999 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas-burning fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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