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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 45 Y/O M BURNED NOSE DURING PROPANE FLAME FLASH BURN AT HOME. DX; FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DX BURN TO FACE,HEAD,CHEST,NOSE AND UPPER HAND - S/P PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.FIRE FIGHTER ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 39 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, Cutting torches |
| BURNS FACE - 39 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH 2ND DEG BURNS OVER RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD - STATES A GAS TANK HE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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