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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| HUSBAND WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE HEATER . PT WAS STANDING 6-7 FT AWAY.DX: SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO BIL ANT LEGS, L HAND AND BIL FOREARMS NO FD STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 45B/F SUSTAINED BURNS TO ARMS, ELBOWS AND KNEES WHEN GAS STOVE BLEW UP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS ABOUT 5 FT AWAY FROM BARBEQUER WHEN PORPANE LINE BROKE & FLASH O F FLAME BURNED HIS R LEG L KNEE & R HAND DX 1 DEG BURN L KNEE R LEG R H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Gasoline |
| ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT GRILL WITH GASOLINE WHEN HE BURNED HIS HANDAND ABDO MEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| TRYING TO LIGHT GAS GRILL AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO FACE,HAND AND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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