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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 841
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 46 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 furnaces |
| PT STATES SMELLED A LOT OF (FURNACE) GAS@HOME-FELT HA,DIZZY,NAUSEA. DX: POSS EXPOSURE TO "GAS"; HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SKULL FRACTURE WITH SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON F URNACE AND THERE WAS A FLASH AND IT BLEW PT BACK AND HIT HEAD ON SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| IN HOUSE WHERE GAS FURNACE WAS LEAKING;CO HGB 1.7 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 5 months | 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 furnaces |
| IN HOUSE WHERE GAS FURNACE WAS LEAKING; CO HGB 2.0 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN LIGHTING FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| TOXIC EFFECT UNSPEC GASES, FUMES, VAPORS - 59 YOF EXPOSED TO GAS FROM F URNACE, NEW VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 60 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 furnaces |
| TOXIC EFFECT UNSPEC GASES, FUMES, VAPORS - 60 YOM ALONG WITH 53 YOF WIF E EXPOSED TO GAS FROM FURNACE, NEW VALVE HAD BEEN REPLACED TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 09/23/2002 | Age: 39 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: Gas furnaces |
| LIT GAS FURNACE, FLAME BLEW BACK IN FACE/ MINOR BURNS FACE, CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 17 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 furnaces |
| WOKE UP WITH HEADACHE , HANDS TINGLING, CHEST PRESSURE,TRIED TO GO OUTS IDE FELL HIT HEAD,PROPANE LEAK FROM FURNACE IN HOUSE/CARBON MONOXIDE PO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| PT- BURNED LOWER BACK ON PROPANE FURNACE DX- 2ND DEGREE DEEP BURN OF BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 32 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 furnaces |
| PT STATES SHE WAS EXPOSED TO NATURAL GAS FUMES IN HER APARTMENT OVER COURSE OF A FEW DAYS AND DEVELOPED HEADACHE AND NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT ON FURNACE AND RECEIVED FLASH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LIGHTING FURNACE AT HOME, BURNED W/FLAME FROM GAS HEAT. DX. BURN FACE L HAND. NO INDICATION THAT FD ATTENDED THIS HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 furnaces |
| PT LIGHTING FURNACE, FLASHBACK ON FACE, FACIAL BURN |
| 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: 02/23/2002 | Age: 51 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: Gas furnaces |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT IGHING A PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE AND HAD A FLASH BACK TO FACE.FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 20 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 furnaces |
| PT, RECENTLY MOVED INTO NEW HOUSE WHERE FURNACE WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT, IS CONCERNED ABOUT CO EXPOSURE. COUGHING. D:REACTIVE AIRWAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 11 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 furnaces |
| C/O EXPOSURE. PT WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A MALFUNCTIONING GAS FU RNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 9 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 furnaces |
| C/O EXPOSURE. PT WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM GAS FURNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 27 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 furnaces |
| C/O EXPOSURE. PT WAS EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A FURNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 33 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 furnaces |
| C/O EXPOSURE. PT SMELLED GAS FROM FURNACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WENT OFF, FIRE DEPT ARRIVED, VICTIM SUSTAINEDC O POISONING SOMETHING WRONG WITH GAS FURNACE. DX CARB MOMOXIDE EXPOSUR |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 48 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 furnaces |
| IN BASEMENT AND GOT CO POISONING FROM GAS BURNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| BURN TO FACE FROM FLAME WHEN LIGHTING GAS FURNACE NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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