Accidents - Gasoline - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,751
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	535	Lower Leg:	231
Lower Arm:	226	Face:	192
All Of Body:	174	Eyeball:	152
Upper Trunk:	69	Knee:	68
Lower Trunk:	33	Upper Leg:	33
Head:	16	Unkown:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT POURED GASOLINE ON BONFIRE AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L HAND/FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 53 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: Gasoline
DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO R HAND. USING GASOLINE TO TRY TO PRIME CA RBURATOR ON HIS VAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gasoline
1. RML INFILTRATE 2. EXAC. OF COPD - PRESSURE IN CHEST THIS AM - STOPPED - WAS IN PARADE TODAY RIDING MOTORCYCLE - SMELLS OF GAS FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gasoline
SPILLED GASOLINE DX. GAS EXPOSURE TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gasoline
PT WORKING IN HIS SHOP CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH GASOLINE INHALED THE GAS FUMES BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT COMPRESSION FRACTURE LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gasoline
67 YOF PUMPING GAS GAS SPLASHED ON LED DIAGNOSIS NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	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: Gasoline
60 YOM INHALED GAS FUMES WORKING ON CAR ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
POUR GASOLINE ON BURNING LEAVES IT FLASHED BACK ON HER DX BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
BURNING THINGS @ HOME W/GASOLINE & OIL, STANDING OVER WATER, GAS MUST ACCUMULATED ON H20, CAUGHT FIRE, SHORTS BURNED. DX BURNS LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Floors or flooring materials
AT HOME WORKING ON HIS CAR ENGINE, GASOLINE SPILLED ONTO FLOOR AND HIS LEFT HAND, CAUGHT FIRE FROM SPARK. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND, ? FD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
FLASH BURNS TO CHEST & FACE, GASOLINE SPARKED WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK DX: FLAME BURN OF FACE, NECK CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Gasoline cans
PT HOMELESS WAS IN THE VICINITY IF A BUILD FIRE WENT IN TO REMOVE SOME GAS CANS AND THEY EXPLODED THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER ARMS- FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
1ST DEGREE BURN ON FACE, CHEST AND HANDS. PT WAS POURING GASOLINEONTO C ARBURETOR AND IT CAUGHT FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
RIGHT UPPER LEG BURN 20%TBSA. PT BURNED WHEN HUSBAND THREW GASOLINE ON A FIRE. FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
70 YOM THREW GASOLINE ON BRUSH FIRE BURNS FACE NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gasoline
PT WAS PUMPING GAS WHICH SPLASHED IN PT'S FACE. DX: CHEMICAL IRRITATION R EYE, SUPERFICIAL R EYELID ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gasoline
EXPOSURE TO GASOLINE-@ GAS STATION-PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF-SPLASHED GAS O N HER LEGS & INHALED FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
WHILE POURING GASOLINE ON FIRE SUSTAINED BURNS TO ARM AND LEG FIRE DEPA RTMENT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
88 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT WAS BURNING BRUSH & POURED GASOLINE ON FIRE & IT EXPLODED. NS IF FD ATTD. E899
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURN TO ARM WHEN GAS BACK FLASHED - FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
56 YO M POURED GAS OVER BRUSH FIRE AND IT FIRE BLEW BACK ON HIM. NO FD DX R ARM BURN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Gasoline, Fuel storage tanks
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - 59 YOF WAS PUMPING GAS THIS MORNING WHEN THE PUMP CAME OUT AND EXPELLED GASOLINE INTO HER FACE AND LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-WORKING ON TRUCK GAS LINE WHEN LINE BROKE-IGNITED INTO FLAMES-FD NS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline, Power lawn mowers
RT EYE CHEMICAL INJURY-SPLASHED GASOLINE WHILE POURING GAS INTO LAWN MO WER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gasoline, Fuel storage tanks
PT AT THE GASOLINE STATION PUMPING GAS TRIPPED OVER THE GAS HOSE FRACTU RED PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gasoline
INHALATION. PT INHALED GASOLINE FUMES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
PT HAD GAS GET IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
LT HAND BURNS-@ HOME IN YARD-THREW GASOLINE ON A BRUSH FIRE-FLAMES HIT HAND-FD NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gasoline, Kerosene
53 YO M MIXED GASOLINE & KEROSENE TO CLEAN FLOOR INJURED HAND ABRASION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT SUSTAINED BURN FROM GASOLINE WHILE THROWING ONTO FIRE AT HOME. NO M ENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
GAS TANK FROM A BOAT BLEW UP BURNING RIGHT HANDDX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gasoline
PT PUMPING GAS, FORGOT TO PUT CAR IN PARK. CAR STARTED TO ROLL. ATTEMPT ED TO STOP CAR & FELL WITH CAR ROLLING OVER LEG. D:LEG CONTUS/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Lighter fluids
FACE, HEAD, & NECK BURNS-STARTING BRUSH FIRE-@ HOME W/ GASOLINE & LIGHT ER FLUID-FLAMES FLASHED-FD NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT PUT GASOLINE ON CHARCOAL GRILL AND IT FLAMED UP BURNING PT. DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND AND ABD. FIRE DEPT NOT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH FIRE THAT HAD GONE OUT BURNED ARM, UNKNOWNF IRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT, 2ND DEGREE BURN R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gasoline
FELL AT GAS STATION WHILE GETTING GAS LACERATING KNEE AND FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
STARTING FIRE, THREW GASOLINE ONTO FIRE, FIRE FLARED, SHIRT AND LT HAND CAUGHT FIRE/ LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gasoline
RESTRAINED DRIVER IN MVA AT LOW SPEED. LOST CONTROL & HIT HIGHWAY SIGN. EXPOSED TO GASOLINE. D:GASOLINE INHALATION STATUS POST MVA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
PATIENT BURNED HIS HANDS WITH GASOLING. DX-BURNS TO HANDS, SCATTERED BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
CHEMICAL BURN - PATIENT REPORTS HE SPLASHED GASOLINE INTO EYES 1/2 HOUR AGO - PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND BURNING WITH PHOTOPHOBIA BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gasoline
PT. REPORTS BETWEEN 4:30 AND 5:30 SYPHONING GASOLINCE AND SWALLOWED A M OUTHFUL OF GASOLINE. DX. GASOLINE INGESTION W/COUGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Gasoline, Containers
POURED GAS IN BARREL ON NEWSPAPERS TO START FIRE AND FLASHED INTO FACE. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE AND B ARMS. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Gasoline
PT WITH 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS HANDS WITH GASOLINE WHEN FUEL THE CAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gasoline
LACERATION HEAD - 75 YOF FELL WHILE GETTING GAS AT GAS STATION, HIT BAC K OF HEAD RESULTING IN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
POURED GAS ON TRASH IN BARREL, LIGHT AND SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HAND . DX: 1, 2ND DEGRE BURNS HAND. AT HOME. NO FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURN TO LEG FROM GASOLINE WHEN BURNING LEAVES AT HOME FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gasoline, Gas ranges
58 YO FEMALE HAD GAS LEAKING FROM STOVE - SOB ACUTE BRONCHOSPASMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Clothing
PATIENT WAS WASHING CLOTHES THAT HAD GASOLINE ON THEM, WHEN SHE OPENED THE LID FIRE BLEW IN HER FACE. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS FACE AND ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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