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Accidents - Gasoline - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,060
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:255Eyeball:218
Hand:213Ear:71
Lower Arm:7025 - 50% Body:70
Lower Trunk:69All Of Body:61
Elbow:15Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
PT PRESENTED TO ED AFTER SHE GOT GASOLINE SPLASHED IN HER EYES AND ON H ER CLOTHING. UNKOWN CAUSE OF SPLASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME AND THE GASOLINE HOSE BURST SHOT GASOLINE IN RIGHT EAR NOW SEVERE PAIN AND BURNING CHEMICAL BURN TO EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT USING "WHITE GAS" TO LIGHT WOOD FIRE WHEN BURNED BACKS OF HANDS. NOT FDA. D: 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CARBEURATOR W/GASOLINE WHEN IT SPARKED. FD NS. DX: 10% TBSA PARTIAL & FULL THICKNESS BURNS R HAND & HEAD/NECK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/13/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURNED POURING GAS ON A FIRE, NO MENTION OF FD/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT HAD GAS ON SHIRT AFTER WORKING ON CAR AND LIT A CIGARETTE W/SHIRT CATCHING FIRE. + FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND/FOREARM/CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Riding power lawn mowers
PT HURT WHEN GAS SPLASHED ON FACE. GAS IGNITED/ VAPORS CAUSING EXPLOSIO N PT .PT JUMPED OFF LAWN MOWER. NO FD .DX 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
2ND DEGREE BRUNS TO LOWER EXTREMITIES; IN BASEMENT TAKING VARNISH OFF W ITH GASOLINE WHICH IGNITED. NO FD INFO CHARTED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/27/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Gasoline
PT RECEIVED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS AFTER SPLASHED GASOLINE INTO EYEATH OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Motor vehicles or parts
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON CAR USING GASOLINE. GASOLINE FLAMED.NO MENTIONED OF FIRE DEPT. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS THERMAL BURN TO RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
2ND DEG BURN TO LEFT LOWER LEG. PT POURED GASOLINE ON A BRUSH FIRE AND IT BURNED LEG. FD NOT NOTIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline, Power lawn mowers
C/O BURNS TO FOREARM, GAS FROM MOWER CAUGHT FIRE, BURNT ARMS, DX; BURNS, NO SMOKE OR FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gasoline
PT SLIPPED & FELL DUE TO GASOLINE.C/O LOWER BACK PAIN DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gasoline
PATIENT WAS GETTING GASOLINE AT THE GAS STATION LAST NIGHT, FELL. DX-ABRASIONS ELBOW AND WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT THREW GASOLINE ONTO BURN PILE & IT EXPLODED 5 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: L HAND PARTIAL DEEP THICKNESS BURN 4%.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/02/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gasoline
1.6 CM R FOREHEAD LAC: FACIAL CONT: R KNEE CONT: S/P FALL: GETTING GAS AT SERVICE STATION, FELL, R EYEBROW ABRASION, R FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
ADDED GAS TO BRUSH FIRE BURNING BOTH FOREARMS,AND EYEBROWS WITH 8% TOTA L BURNS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/28/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT POURED GAS ON MOTOR HOME CARBEURATOR AND CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS DX: 6% TBSA BURN FACE/NECK/CHEST/HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/15/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PATIENT BURNING BRUSH, APPLIED GASOLING WHICH EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. DX-2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
MISTAKENLY PUT GASOLINE ON SOMETHING TO START FIRE THOUGHT IT WAS DIESEL FUEL 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE F.D NOT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gasoline, Insect induced injuries
POISONING, PT INGESTED GASOLINE, INTENTED TO REMOVED TICKS IN THE PUBIC AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Gasoline
FILLING UP GAS 2 GAS STATION, SPLAHSED GASOLINE INTO EYE " CHEMCIAL CONJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Gasoline
PT SPLASHED GAS IN EYES AT GAS STATION DX// BILAT CHEMICAL EXPOSURE EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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