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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,037
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 44YOF BURN TO LEG ON PROPANE HEATER DX: LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 40YOM, PROPANE HEATER "FLASHED" WHEN LIGHTING AT HOME, BURN TO HAND, 1S T & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT HEATER IN RV WITH TOO MUCH PROPANE AND BLAMES BURST ONTO FACE AND ARM BURNING THEM WITH 2%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ^BURNED HANDS WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE PROPANE HEATER THAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HIS TRUCK/ THERMAL BURNS BIL HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CO POISONING-FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN MOTOR HOME DUE TO NON-VENTED PROPANE HEATER-COHB 28.7 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT WAS FIXING A PROPANE HEATER AND THE HEATER IGNITED BURNING THE EYES AND FACE, CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT RECIEVED BURN FROM A PROPANE SPACE HEATER, BURN TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| OPERATING PROPANE STOVE AND HEATER IN TRAINLER WHEN BECAME DIZZY AND NA USEATED SLURRED SLOW SPEECH DX DIZZYINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| WORKING IN GARAGE AT HOME USING PORTABLE HEATER DEVELOPED NAUSEA HEADAC HE DIZZINESS DX CO POISIONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| DIZZY, FINGERS TINGLING, IN DEER BLIND WITH PROPANE HEATER ALL DAY/ CO EXPOSURE (CARBOXY HBG 25.6) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 28 YOM STATES HEATER EXPLODED YESTERDAY AND HAS BEEN INHALING FUMES OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES, C/O HEADACHE, VOMITING AND NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 43 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER BREATHING IN FUMES FROM BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE S OF GAS HEATER THAT EXPLODED, HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR AWHILE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 26 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: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND LETHARGIC. FAMILY U SING A GAS HEATER IN HIS BEDROOM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| FACE AND NECK BURN FROM PROPANE NO FD CALLED NO OTHER INFO 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 32YOM AT HOME USING HEATER POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE AND PAINTING SOB DX/CO2 POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED ON PORTABLE PROPANE HEATER 3-4 DAYS PRIOR INFECTED BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| HEADACHE - 31 YOF 27 WKS PREGNANT PRESENTS WITH C/O HEADACHE, STATES UE SED A GAS HEATER TO HEAT HOME TODAY AND THINKS THAT MAY BE CAUSE OF H/A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT.INJ.RT.2,3,4 FINGERS AT HOME WHEN A PROPANE HEATER FELL. DX; 2ND.& 3 RD.DEG.BURN RT.FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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