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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2006 | 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, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE HOSE CAUGHT ON FIRE; BURNS TO FACE. ONLY SMALL FIRE NO FIRE DE PARTMENT NEEDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNED WITH PROPANE TANK. DX- 1ST DEGREE BURNS LIP, FACE AND LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2006 | Age: 77 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, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT STATES THE BLAST FROM BUTANE TANK CAUSED A PAIR OF PILERS TO HI T HIM IN HEAD AT HOME. DX: 2.5 LACERATION TO FOREHEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Tool sheds |
| 100 GAL PROPANE TANK OUTSIDE SHED WHERE PT WAS EXPLODED. DX: 10% TBSA BURN FACE/HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| WHEN A PROPANE TANK EXPLODED DAD THREW PT OUT OF THE WAY, PT SCRAPED HI S FACE AND KNEES ON THE GROUND. D: FACIAL ABRASIONS / ABRASIONS B KNE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| HIT FACE WITH QUART-SIZED PROPANE TANK THAT BLEW UP IN FIRE AT PARK. D X: FACIAL LACERATIONS. FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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