Accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,382
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	44
Year 1999:	170
Year 2000:	207
Year 2001:	7
Year 2002:	116
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	128
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	15
Year 2009:	251
Year 2010:	187

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	239
6-15 years old:	260
16-25 years old:	194
26-50 years old:	429
50+ years old:	258

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
18YOWM PT WAS LIGHTING PROPANE BURNER OUTSIDE AT HOME & BURNER FLASH ED FIRE BURNING FACE, R ARM, HAND, LOW LEG. DX. BURNS HEAD, FACE, R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
7YOM, PLAYING IN SNOW, FELL AGAINST CAP OF PROPANE TANK, CUT HEAD, SCAL P LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
27 YO WF HAS SINGED HAIR FROM HOUSE EXPLOSION PROPANE SINGED HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
52YOM LACERATION TO SCALP PT HAD BEEN DRINKING FELL HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
2 YOF, FELL HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK, HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PROPANE BOTTLE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD 3 DAYS AGO. DX: HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
HEAD INJ;LAC/16YOF STS A PROPANE TANK TIPPED OVER AND HIT HER IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING LAC AND HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL ON PROPANE TANK/CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL HIT A PROPANE TANK CAUSING A CONCUSSION, AND A LAC ERATION TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
COLLAPSED WHILE CARRYING PROPANE TANKS/ INTRACEREBRAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT HAD GROUND LEVEL FALL AND HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK DX: HEAD CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
FELL ONTO EDGE OF SMALL PROPANE TANK 3/4 CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT HIT HEAD ON PROPANE TANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT UNLOADING PROPANE TANK FROM TRUCK AT HOME, IT ROLLED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PATIENT RAN INTO PROPANE TANK AT HOME, VOMITING; HEAD INJURY,HEAD CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL INTO A PROPANE TANK AND STRUCK HEAD.DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON PROPANE TANK 3 DAYS AGO. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 36 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: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
IN PROPANE GAS EXPLOSION WAS MED FLIGHTED IN WITH SCALP BURNS UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHI-A PROPANE TANK FELL FROM A SHELF-HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
41 YOM FELL HITTING PROPANE TANK CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A GAS PROPANE TANK DX: HEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/25/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Camping equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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