Accidents - Gasoline - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,376
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	210
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	111
Year 2002:	253
Year 2003:	231
Year 2004:	232
Year 2005:	415
Year 2006:	287
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	231
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	162

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
52YOF LIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE WITH GASOLINE, FUMES CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED LO WR LEGS/ MINOR PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS ANTERIOR LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
57 YOM INJURED LOWER LEG FROM PUTTING GASOLINE ON FIRE, A CAN EXPLODED. DX-2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN LEFT LEG, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
60 YOM WAS LIGHTING LEAVES ON FIRE W/GASOLINE & IT EXPLODED. +FD. DX: 7% TBSA BURNS BILAT LEGS AND L ARM PARTIAL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 52 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, Paper products
PATIENT BURNED WHILE BURNING LEAVES WITH PAPER AND GASOLINE AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FD// THERMAL 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT LOWER LEG AND ANKLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 65 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
PATIENT HURT WHEN BURNING TRASH WITH GASOLINE. GASOLINE FLASHED BACK TO PT.NO FD MENTIONED DX: 2ND DEGREE TO RT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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
PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH MISTAKING IT FOR DIESEL AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: BILAT LOWER EXTREMITY BURNS 6% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 54 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT ADDED GAS TO FIRE NO FIRE DEPT BURN LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURNING BRUSH WITH GASOLINE AND GOT BURNED TO BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WAS BURNED POURING GASOLINE ON FIRE YESTERDAY WHILE CAMPING. FD NS. DX: INFECTED BURNS BILAT LOWER EXTREMITIES.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 11/30/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Power lawn mowers
PT RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO LAWN MOWER AT HOME WHILE LAWN MOWER RUNNING AND IT CXPLODED WHEN OPENED TOP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURNS:BURNING BRUSH TONIGHT, THREW GASOLINE ON THE FIRE AND IT BLEW BACK, SINGED HAIR, BURNED BOTH LEGS, RT LEG WORSE, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
PT SPILLED GASOLINE ON LOWER RIGHT LEG DX 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 51 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
WAS BURNING PAPERS IN BURNING BRREL GASOLINE ON PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT..PART AND FULL THICKNESS BURN TO R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Other grills or stoves
PATIENT GOT BURNED ON LEG BY BURNING TREE LIMBS IN FIREPIT WITH GASOLI NE AT HOME.NO FD/DX; BURNS TO LOWER RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
LOWER LEG BILATERAL BURNS-BURNING BRUSH-POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 61 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
BURNS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS BY GASOLINE FIRE 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS NOT STATED FIRE DEPARTMENT CALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BILATERAL 1% AND 2% LEG BURNS.PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH AND GAS IGNIT ED.DO NOT KNOW IF FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT WAS WORKING ON CAR & CUT GAS LINE W/GAS SOAKING PANTS & CATCHING FIRE. +FD. DX: L LEG FULL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 55 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
WHILE WORKING WITH GASOLINE CAUGHT FIRE DX: BURNS TO LOWER LEGS FIRE DE PT ON SCEEN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Gasoline
BURNED LEG WITH GASOLINE DX: L LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
76 YO - DX: 2ND - 3RD DEGREE BURNS (CIRCUMFERENATIAL) L LOWER LEG - 2% BSA - GASOLINE SPILLED ON PANTS LEG/ CAUGHT FIRE - UNKNOWN IF FD CAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 80 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
BURN R CALF; PT USING GASOLINE ON FIRE FIRE SHOT UP LEG -BROUGHT IN BY WIFE FOR EVALUATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE LEG BURNS.PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH AND IT FLASHED ON PTS LEG.DO NOT KNOW IF FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Glass soft drink bottles
PATIENT POURED GASOLINE FROM A BOTTLE CLOSE TO FIRE, THOUGHT HAD DRINK IN BOTTLE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS BILATERAL LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
SPILLED GASOLINE ON LEG - CHEMICAL BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT C/O BURN TO RT LEG. PT WAS BURNING BRUSH USING GASOLINE SOCK CAUGHT FIRE. DX BURN 1ST , 2ND NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 52 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
PT BURNING YARD WASTE AT HOME BY POURING GASOLINE ON THE PILE SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 51 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT BURNED HIS LOWER LEG AS A RESULT OF ADDING GASOLINE TO A FIRE AT HOM E.
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: 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: 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: 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: 09/29/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT TRIED TO START FIRE USING GASOLINE, BURNED RT LOWER LEG IN FIRE, THE RMAL BURN- THERE WAS NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT RECORDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 62 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, Riding power lawn mowers
@ HOME PUTTING GASOLINE IN LARGE RIDING MOWER THAT WAS TURNED OFF, FUME S IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO LOWER LEGS, USED BLANKET TO EXTINGUISH-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 59 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
PT POURING GASOLINE IN THE CARBEURATOR OF HIS CAR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIR E SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT TOOK SOME GASOLINE INTO WASH ROOM & FUMES IGNITED CAUSING EXPLOSION& FIRE PTS PANTS BURNED BUT PT PUT FIRE OUT DX 1 & 2 DEG BURNS L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 73 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 BRUSH IN BACK YARD, PUT GASOLINE ON SMOLDERING FIRE, FLAMES FLASHED BACK, PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. 1ST 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2001	Age: 57 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2001	Age: 55 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, Lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/17/2001	Age: 64 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, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2000	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 65 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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: Gasoline, Matches
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/12/1997	Age: 51 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/1997	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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