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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT FELL ON A GAS HEATER. DX-BREAST AND CHEST WALL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 76 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 |
| INHALED GAS FUMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO IGNITE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT GOT UP TO USE RESTROOM WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY FELL WHILE TURNING ON HEATER LANDING ON LT WRIST-DX-DISTAL RAD. FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GAS HEATER BLEW UP, HANDS AND FACE BURNED. DX-BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| LIGHTING SPACE HEATER CLOTHING LESSEND IGNITED AND BURNED ARMS AND LE GS 2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS AND LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| HEATER HAS BEEN LEAKING PROPANE/CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 74 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 or LP heaters |
| PT BELIEVES GAS HEATER IS CAUSING HER TO HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| WENT TO LIGHT HEATER IT BURNED HER HEAD AND HAIR DX BURN TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNEED LOWER LEG ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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