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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 30 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: Gas furnaces |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT HAND,SINGING OF FACIAL HAIR.PT WAS LIGHTING P ILOT LIGHT OF FURNACE WHEN IT EXPLODED AND BURNED PT.NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| GRABBED ONTO GLASS COVER OF GAS FURNANCE DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| 30 Y/O M INJURED R HAND WHILE LIGHTING GAS FURNACE AND IT BACK FLASHED AT HOME. DX; 1ST DEGREE BURNS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| $THERMAL BURNS TO BILATERAL HANDS AND FACE.PT WAS LIGHTING A GAS F URNACE PILOT LIGHT AND IT FLASHED BACK AND BURNED PTS FACE AND HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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