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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 544
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured 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 |
| TRYING TO FIX A GAS LEAK, BLEW ROOF UP AND OFF OF TRAILOR . FIRE DOE S NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 21 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT THROWING PROPANE ONTO BONEFIRE WHEN IT LIT UP IN BLAST TYPE INJURY & BURNED FACE, NECK, ARM. SHOULDER. ?FDA. D:1ST/2ND DEG. BURNS. TRANSFER. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 42 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, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT SUSTAINED BURNS OF FACE FROM PROPANE TANK ON A GRILL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH BURNS TO FACE FROM AN EXPLODING PROPANE TANK AT A FOOTBALL GAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT SUFFERED PROPANE EXPLOSURE TO FACE AND HANDS - BURNS TO FACE AND HAN DS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 HEAD ON PROPANE TANK. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION, HEAD INJURY .* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| AT 1730 & 1830 PT (W/MD) FELL X2 - HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK;C/O HEAD/NE CK PAIN RT LEG PAIN/LT FOREARM PAIN--FOREHEAD CONTUSION,CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS LIGHTING PROPANE TANK IN CAMPER WHEN IT FLARED BACK. FD NS. DX: SF TO DEEP PT BURNS FACE/HEAD/BILAT FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURN TO FACE FROM PROPANE TANK, HAIR WAS ON FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 27 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT REPLACED PROPANE TANK AND THEN LIT CIGARETTE WHEN PROPANE CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: FACIAL BURNS, R HAND BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE ON A PROPANE TANK, CAUSING LAC TO EYEBROW DX: LACERATION TO EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Clothes dryers |
| PT HOOKING HIS DRYER TO A PROPANE TANK WHILE INTOXICATED AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE BAC 191 EXPLOSION THERMAL BURNS TO FACE TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| STRUCK LAST EVENING BY A PROPANE TANK. DX FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: 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 |
| WORKING IN BASEMENT WITH LEAKING PROPANE TANK WITH FUMES IGNITING CAUSI NG FLASH BURNS TO FACE WITH TBSA OF 8%,WITH MED FLITE IN WITH FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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