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Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
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Date: 12/08/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY, COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE WITH CARBOXY HEMAGLOBINEMIA, COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/26/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
64 Y/O M FELT WOOZY AFTER PORTABLE LP HEATER DISFUNCTIONED AT HOME. DX; EXPOSURE TO GAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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