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Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2004:16
Year 2005:233
Year 2006:14
Year 2007:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 59 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
HAS DEVELOPED HA AND NAUSEA LAST COUPLE WEEKS HEATS TRAILER W PROPANE DX CO POISIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2006Age: 91 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
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: 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


Date: 02/08/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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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