Accidents - Gas furnaces - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,272
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	58
6-15 years old:	208
16-25 years old:	134
26-50 years old:	663
50+ years old:	207

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	667	Face:	311
Hand:	90	Head:	71
Eyeball:	71	Lower Trunk:	43
Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2008	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
PT LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE WHEN SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO HAND. N OT FDA. D:HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 18 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
WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CO LEAK IN FURNACE THAT FEEDS HER APT PT IS SLEEPER THAT NORMAL DX- CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gas furnaces
TOXIC EXPOSURE-NATURAL GAS LEAK FROM FURNACE-NO COHB DONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 57 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
57YOF IN APARTMENT,FURNACE ON,BECAME NAUSEA/HEADACHES,GAS CO.RED TAGGED FURNACE,CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR W/NEW BATTERY-NO ALARMS;POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 56 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 furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-SYNCOPAL EPISODE DUE TO GAS FURNACE LEAK-@ HOM E-COHB 10.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
PT ATTEMPTED TO RE-LIGHT A PILOT LIGHT ON GAS FURNACE AND IT FLARED UP 1ST DEGREE BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 20 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
NATURAL GAS EXPOSURE-FROM GAS FURNACE FOR 1.5 WEEKS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 39 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
HAND BURN-FLASH BURN WHILE LIGHTING A FURNACE-@ HOME-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 63 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 FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN SMALL AREA WITH GAS FUMES CARBON MONOXIDE IN TOXICATION AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2008	Age: 83 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
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE SMALL AREA WITH GAS FUMES CARBON MONOXIDE INT OXICATION AMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
ANOXIA- GAS FURNACE LEAK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
BURN TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 15 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, Carbon monoxide detectors
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-GAS FURNACE-CO DETECTOR ALARMED-COHB 3.1-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 29 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 furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-HEADACHE FOR A FEW WEEKS-@ HOME-GAS FURNACE LEAK-COHB 1.9
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 11 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 furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-NAUSEA FOR A FEW WEEKS-@ HOME-GAS FURNACE LEA K-COHB 1.7
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gas furnaces
WAS MOVING A GAS FURNACE YESTERDAY, NOW C/O BACK PAIN--ACUTE MYOFASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
LIGHTING A PILOT ON PROPANE FURNACE AND THERE WAS A FLASH BACK/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
WHILE TRYING TO RELIGHT PILOT LITE ON FURNACE, IT FLASHED INTO FACE, BU RN TO FACE, F.D. ATTENDANCE NOT NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 79 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
CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION-LETHARGIC @ HOME-NEW GAS CENTRAL HEATING SYS TEM W/ GAS LEAK-COHB 1.2
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	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
WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A PROPANE FURNACE; SUSTAINED BURNS OF FACE; FIR E; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT. BURNS OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	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: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
LIVES IN APT COMPLEX, PRESENTS WITH 3 DAYS H/O DRY/SORE THROAT WITN NOS E CONGESTION AFTER SMELLING GAS FROM THE FURNACE>> R/O CO POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas furnaces
PT.INJ.EYES AT HOME WHEN LIGHTING PIOLET LIGHT ON FURNACE & IT BLEW BAC K IN FACE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION BIL EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2008	Age: 2 months	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
PT IN HOME WITH A GAS LEAK. NOW LETHARGIC. WAS EXPOSED TO CO LAST WEEK DUE TO BROKEN FURNACE. CO LEVELS 1.3 DX CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 50 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
LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT OF FURNACE BURN TO FACE AND NECK 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
FATHER NOTED SMELL OF GAS IN GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE WHERE PT STAYED OVER N IGHT, FOUND BROKEN PIPE ON FURNACE, FD REPORTED CO LEAK; PT LEVEL 5.2
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 31 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
FACE/ NECK BURNS-LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT OF FURNACE WHEN FIREBALL HIT PT-@ HOME-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 39 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
POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING, FURNACE CLOSED OFF, HAD GAS LEAK. PT C/O HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 53 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
HAND BURN. PT WAS BURNED BY A FLASH BURN FROM FURNACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	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
? CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-PROBLEMS W/ GAS FURNACE-@ HOME=COHB 8.3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas furnaces, Tape recorders or players
TRIPPED OVER VCR CORD AND FELL INJURING HEAD ON GAS WALL FURNACE. DX; SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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