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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS FOUND DOWN IN HOME DUE TO PROPANE HEATER/CIGARETTE EXPLOSION FIRE. FD NS. DX: 23% TBSA FLAME BURN, INHALATION INJURY, SCLERAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| L CORN BURN;L SIDED PERI-ORB BURN/64YOM W/BURN TO L EYE FROM PROPANE WA TER HEATER@7:30P@HM.GAS IN WATER HEATER EXPLODED.?FIRE DEPT? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE,NECK AND LEFT ARM.PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPAN E BURNER AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT SHOULDER AFTER FALLING AGAINST GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE FROM HEATER ACUTE DYSPNEA, ACUTE BRONCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 56 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 BUTANE GAS IN HOME. PATIENT USES PROPANE HEATING SYSTEM ACUTE CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT STOOD TOO CLOSE TO PROPANE HEATER & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. TRIED TO PUT IT OUT W/HANDS. FD NS. DX: 2/3 DEG BURNS HANDS, LEGS, HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED LOWER LEGS WHEN GOT TO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER FIRE DEPT DID NOT A TTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 56 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 |
| FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATEINT BURNED THIGH FROM BUTANE HEATER AT HOME. DX; 2ND BURN TO RIGH T THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 52 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS OVER FCE, NECK , EARS. LOWER LIP WHITE,SINGED HAIR, BR OWS,MUSTACHE SINGED OFF. LIGHTING PROPANE HEATER IN HIS SHOP. "BLEW UP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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