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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 19YOM, RETREIVING A PAINT BRUSH UNDER PROPANE TANK&BITTEN BY " COPPER H EAD" SANKE TO THE ARM>>PW/SNAKE BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Metal containers |
| PT STATES STARTING FIRES W/PROPANE TANK @ HIS HOUSE WHEN A PAINT CAN FL EW UP & BURNED L HAND AND FA. DX. BURN L WRIST, FA. NOT ST IF FD ATTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT FOREARM.PT HAS SOME PROPANE GAS EXPLODE AND B URN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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