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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Outerwear |
| PT BACKED INTO A PROPANE HEATER AND COAT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING 30 %OF PTS BODY, TRANSFERRED TO *** BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 12/08/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| SITTING IN A TENT ON STRIKE LINE NEXT TO PROPANE HEATER, R PANT LEG CAU GHT FIRE, NOFD/1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 04/26/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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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