Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 91 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
PT WORKING IN GARAGE WITH DOOR CLOSED WITH PROPANE HEATER RUNNING.GOT DIZZY AND NAUSEATED. DX-VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
DX 3 CM RIGHT LOWER LEG BURN: TRIPPED OVER PROPANE HEATER IN POWER OUTAGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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