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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 277
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| PT TURNED HEATER UP ATNIGHT & CO DETECTOR WENT OFF DURING NIGHT. FIRE D EPT. SAID CO LEVEL HIGH. HEADACHE/SHAKING/BURNING EYES. D:CO POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 57 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 or LP heaters |
| "DIZZY & PASSED OUT".FELLL ON BUTTOCKS.BACK PAIN ? CO EXPOSURE-HAS GAS SPACE HEATER.DX BACK PAIN/SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment |
| PT. WAS IN A CLOSED CAMPING TENT, WITH TWO PROPANE GAS HEATERS, AND WAS FOUND DEAD - SMELL OF GAS WAS EXTREME - WAS ON HUNTING/CAMPING TRIP |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A GAS HEATER AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONFUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIPPED ON GAS HEATER, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 71 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 or LP heaters, Fuel oils |
| HAS NOTED SMELL OF OIL IN HER HOUSE ALTHOUGH HAS GAS HEAT, SHE IS DIZZY, EYES BURN, HEADACHE, WANTS TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME. DX FATIGUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PAIENT WAS LIGHTING HIS GAS HEAT, IT EXPLODED. PT. PASSED OUT. DX-RIG FRACTURE, LEFT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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