Accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	116	Ankle:	68
Face:	68	Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT INHALED PROPANE GAS; POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves
PT EXPOSED TO PROPANE GAS LEAK FROM STOVE, NATURAL GAS EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PATIENT PLAY WRESTLING WITH SIBLING, HIT HEAD ON METAL GREEN PROPANE TA NK; EAR LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL OFF PROPANE TANK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. C/O PAIN. DX: RIGHT ANKL E SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANKE/ FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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