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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| PT. BACKED INTO A PROPOANE HEATER, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UPPER LEG - DID NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 64 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: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| WAS EXPOSED TO A GAS HEATER AND HAD CARBONMONOXIDE DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISON |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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