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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Lubricants |
| PATIENT GOT A PROPANE GAS SPRAY & WD-40 INTO HIS EYES TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF A LEAK, HAS BURNING & REDNESS. DX - EYE & CORNEAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| USING ?GAS HEATER FOR WORMING UP HOULSE, NOW C DIZZINESS " CO EXPOSURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| INHALED CO FROM HEATER NON TOXIC INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT C/O DIZZINESS/HEADACHE FROM FUMES FROM GAS HEATER AT HOME DX:CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| USING GAS HEATER AT HOME, HA, N/V, THINKS SHE HAS CO POISONINGDX: POSS IBLE CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FELL AND CUT FINGER IN GAS HEATER AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNS TO R LEG FROM SPACE HEATER IST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| PT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF PROPANE HEATER & SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: 6% TBSA BURNS BACK/CHEST/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| SLEEPING IN BASEMENT WITH HUSBAND DURING BLIZZARD AND GOT CO POISONING FROM BEING NEAR GAS HEATER,HEADACHE,LITEHEADED-TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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