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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: 11/02/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 11YOM HAD DIFFICULTY LIGHTING GAS GRILL. FLAME FLASHED UP INTO EYES WHE N FIRE STARTED. NO EVIDENCE OF CORNEAL INJURY. NO FDEPT INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT. SAYS WAS COOKING OUTSIDE W/GAS AND GRILL EXPLODED AND HIS HEAD CAUG HT ON FIRE. DX. CORNEAL BURN, FACE R ARM. FD ATTENDANCE NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PERSON WAS CLEANING GAS GRILL,GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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