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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT INVOLVED IN A STRUCTURAL FIRE- PROPANE TANK EXPLODED ON A TRAILER- T HERMAL BURNS TO FACE FD ATTENDED- |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN PROPANE TANK CAUGHT FIRE AT STORE - DID NOT INDICATE FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURN FROM FLAME FROM PROPANE GAS BURNER NO FIRE DEPT AT SCEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 20 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FILLING PROPANE TANK IN CONFINED AREA WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE BURN ING FACE,ARMS ANDNECK,15% AREA BURNS/MED FLITE IN, UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT JUMPING AROUND AND FELL HITTING CHIN ON FUEL TANK AT SHOP; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 50 YOM TRYING TO FIX A FUEL LEAK WHEN THE TANK BLEW AND BURNED FACE AND BOTH HANDS-DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON FACE AND HAND |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 38 YO M PROPANE TANK BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 22 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT LIT BBQ AND PROPANE TANK EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: FACIAL/NECK/HEAD FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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