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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 463
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 24 YOF PROPANE TANK TIPPED OVER; FELL ON LT HAND. DX:CONTUSION, PERIP HERAL NEUROPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| GAS TANK BLEW UP BURNS TO HANDS FACE AND ARMS 21YOM NOT STATED I F FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 22YOM, REPORTS SPILLED LIQUID PROPANE ONTO RT HAND LAST PM, PULLED VALV E OFF TANK IT WAS LEAKING>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| HIT HAND ON PROPANE TANK AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON PROPANE TANK. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK CAUGHT FIRE. PT BURNED HAND WHILE TURNING NOZZLE OFF. . WORKS FOR FIRE DEPT, BUT HAPPENED AT HOME. ?FDA. D: 2ND DEG. BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURN HAND - PATIENT AT HOME PRESENTS WITH BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND REPORT S BURNED HAND ON PROPANE TANK - TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH HAND = FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Chemicals |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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