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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 561
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LOWRE ARM BURN. 38 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON FURNAC E. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| 39 YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS GAS FURNACE WHEN IT FLASHED. FD NS. DX: CIRCUMFERENTIAL BURNS BILAT ARMS, NECK FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 04/17/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| C/O PT STATES WAS LIGHTING GAS FURNANCE AND BURNED ARM DX LT LOWER ARM THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| RT FOREARM BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LIT GAS PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE, STATES IT BLEW UP / 1ST DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| 60 YOF WAS IN A APARTMENT WHEN THE FURNANCE BLEW UP 1ST DEGREE BURN BOTH ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 60 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. WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS FURNACE AT HER LAKE HOUSE, IT BLEW BACK AND BURNED HER FOREARM - FIRST DEGERE BURNS TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LP FURNACE IN TRAILER BLEW UP IN FACE, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FORE ARMS, TRAILER BURNED TO GROUND. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1998 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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