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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 498
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT IN BASEMENT PAST FEW DAYS WITH PROPANE HEATER - POSSIBLE CO POISONING (DIZZY/HEADAHCE), COHG=1.9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL, LANDED ON PROPANE HEATER DX: THERMAL BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-APPARENT LEAK IN GAS HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 27.1 C/O HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-APPARENT LEAK IN GAS HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 28.3 C/O HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 37 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| IN FEB. PT STARTED HEATER & BALL OF FIRE HIT EYE. HAS SEEN OPTHOMOLOGIS T 2X BUT MISSED LAST APPT. EYE SWOLLEN, THROBBING. ?FDA. D:CORN. ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| WALKED INTO PROPANE HEATER BURNING THIGH " BURN'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 27 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT WITH CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS, LIGHTHEADED S/P EXPOSURE TO GAS LEAK LAS T NIGHT WHEN GAS HEATER "EXPLODED". LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 35 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 |
| POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM OLD GAS HEATER. CO LEVEL NO T DRAWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT WAS TOO CLOSE TO PROPANE HEATER WHILE DRINKING 10 DAYS AGO. DX: R KNEE BURN POSS FULL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment |
| 38 YO MALE HAD PROPANE HEATER FLASH IN TENTSECOND DEGREE BURNS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 34 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 |
| FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 33 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GOT FOOT TOO CLOSE TO GAS SPACE HEATER AND SUSTAINED A BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 32 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIED TO TURN ON A PROPANE HEATER IN HOME & IT EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: INDETERMINATE BURNS OVER FACE, BILAT HANDS, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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