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Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Hand

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 69
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Date: 05/05/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
73 YO WM - 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - PROPANE HEATER FLAME BLEW UP ON HIS, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING IT - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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