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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| ADJUSTED VALVE ON TOP OF TANK, PROPANE BLEW FORCIBLY INTO FACE DX:CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE AND EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| PROPANE HOSE CAUGHT FIRE & FLEW ACROSS PT'S FACE. NO FD. DX: FLASH BURN FACE/L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT AT ROADSIDE EATING STAND. WORKER WAS CHANGING PROPANE TANK WITH CIGA RETTE IN HAND. TANK EXPLODED. D:1ST DEG. BURN, FACE,CHEM. CONJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | 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 |
| FELL AND HIT PROPANE TANK, HIT R CHEEK, DX; LACERATION R CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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