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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 24 YOM WALKED INTO A PROPANE TANK PUNCTURING LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY. DX: 2 CM LACERATION LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Matches |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHILE PLAYING WITH PROPANE AND MATCHES CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| GOT BURNED ON LEGS WHEN PROPANE IGNITED DURING FILLING OF TANK DX: BURN TO LOWER LEGS NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS PRIMING A PROPANE TANK WHICH EXPLODED 3 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: L LEG BURN, R WRIST BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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