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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel storage tanks, Fire extinguishers |
| CHEMICAL EXP. PT WAS STANDING AT GAS PUMP WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BLEW UP AND PT WAS COVERED IN WHITE POWDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel storage tanks |
| CUT FINGER WHILE HOLDING GAS TANK. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel storage tanks, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LOWER LEG BURNS.PT WAS AT A GAS STATION FILLING TANK WITH GAS AND LIT A CIGARETTE AND HAD FLASH BURNS TO LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fuel storage tanks |
| PT MOVING LARGE GAS TANK, STRAINED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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