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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,206
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 32 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FILLING PROPANE TANK, GAS GOT ON HAND BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT AT INLAWS HOUSE DROPPED A PROPANE TANK ONTO LEFT GREAT TOE FRACTURED TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PROPANE TANK BLEW UP WHILE LIGHTING STOVE IN TRAILER WHILE CAMPING, TRO UBLE BREATHING. DX: PROPANE EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PATIENT WAS REMOVING A PROPANE TANK OUT OF TRUCKBED AND IT HAD A SHARP EDGE. DX; LACERATION TO L RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Camping equipment |
| PATIENT WAS REMOVING BUTANE BOTTLE FROM CAMPER AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HI T CHIN WITH BOTTLE. DX: 2.5 CM LACERATION TO CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 28 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| BURN FACE - PATIENT REPORTS COOKING GAS FLAMED UP - GAS/OIL COMBO "EXPL ODED" ON HIM - FACIAL BURN 1/2 HOUR AGO - ETOH NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 35 YOM HAS LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION FROM CAP ON PROPANE GAS OF GRILL POPPE D OUT STRICKING LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 29 YOM STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A PROPANE TANK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE GAS EXPLODED IN FACE NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| GAS TANK KICKED BACK AND FLAMES BLEW IN FACE / NS IF FD INVOLVED DX: FACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| HURT BACK LIFTING PROPANE TANK - MUSCULAR BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| INJURED BACK LIFTING PROPANE TANK. DX. LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| KICKED PROPANE TANK - FRACTURE RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 28 Y/O M INJURED L ANKLE WHEN JUMPED OVER PROPANE TANK AT HOME. DX; DX; L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| RAN INTO BUTANE BOTTLE AND ABRASED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 01/31/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PROPANE TANK FELL ON FOOT DX: R GREAT TOE FX. / FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Other ovens |
| PT DROPPED OFF AT ER SAYS PROPANE TANK BLEW & LATER SAYS OVEN EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: 10%TBSA 2-3 DEG BURNS HEAD/FACE/CHEST/BACK/SHOULDER/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 36 Y/O F WITH TROUBLE BREATHING WHEN LP GAS TANKER ROLLED AND LEAKED FU EL IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE. DX; EXCERBATION OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT STATES HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 PROPANE BOTTLES LACERATING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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