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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 921
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT FELL ON A GAS HEATER. DX-BREAST AND CHEST WALL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | 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 or LP heaters |
| PT BURNED HIS HANDS WHEN HE TRIED TO GRAB A GAS HEATER. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GAS EXPOSURE, GAS BATHROOM HEATER CO 7.9% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| GAS EXPOSURE FROM GAS BATHROOM HEATER CO 3.9% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Lubricants |
| PATIENT GOT A PROPANE GAS SPRAY & WD-40 INTO HIS EYES TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF A LEAK, HAS BURNING & REDNESS. DX - EYE & CORNEAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 37 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 or LP heaters |
| USING ?GAS HEATER FOR WORMING UP HOULSE, NOW C DIZZINESS " CO EXPOSURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 7 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 or LP heaters |
| GAS HEATER LEAKING DX. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| INHALED CO FROM HEATER NON TOXIC INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PILOT LIGHT ON GAS HEATER EXPLODED. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 32 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 or LP heaters |
| PT C/O DIZZINESS/HEADACHE FROM FUMES FROM GAS HEATER AT HOME DX:CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 20 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 or LP heaters |
| PT C/O CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 6 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 or LP heaters |
| HA, N/V, THINKS HAS CO POISONING, GAS HEAT AT HOME DX: POSS CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 26 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 or LP heaters |
| USING GAS HEATER AT HOME, HA, N/V, THINKS SHE HAS CO POISONINGDX: POSS IBLE CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 76 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 or LP heaters |
| INHALED GAS FUMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO IGNITE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT WAS AT HIS GRANDPARENTS HOME AND PUT HIS HANDS ON THIER PROPANE STOV E BURNING BOTH HANDS. DX: 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN BILAT HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 5 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 or LP heaters |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 9 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 or LP heaters |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE - GAS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FELL AND CUT FINGER IN GAS HEATER AT HOME DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PATIENT GOT UP TO USE RESTROOM WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY FELL WHILE TURNING ON HEATER LANDING ON LT WRIST-DX-DISTAL RAD. FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURN HAND - CHILD AT HOME FELL AGAINST A HOT GAS HEATER BURNING LEFT HA ND JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNS TO R LEG FROM SPACE HEATER IST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TOUCHED HOT ALUMINUNM HEATER D1ST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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 or LP heaters |
| GAS HEATER BLEW UP, HANDS AND FACE BURNED. DX-BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 6 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 or LP heaters |
| PT WAS PLAYING C DAD IN THE GARAGE WHERE THERE IS A PROPANE HEA TER, LATER PT IS SLEEPY&TIRED, SUSTAINED" CO EXPOSURE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 84 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 heaters |
| LIGHTING SPACE HEATER CLOTHING LESSEND IGNITED AND BURNED ARMS AND LE GS 2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS AND LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 55 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 or LP heaters |
| HEATER HAS BEEN LEAKING PROPANE/CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| FOOT BURN, 2ND DEGREE, NEIGHBOR SET CHILD ON FLAT STOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 74 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 or LP heaters |
| PT BELIEVES GAS HEATER IS CAUSING HER TO HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| PT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF PROPANE HEATER & SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: 6% TBSA BURNS BACK/CHEST/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| WENT TO LIGHT HEATER IT BURNED HER HEAD AND HAIR DX BURN TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT. FELL AGAINST A GAS HEATER BURNS TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| SLEEPING IN BASEMENT WITH HUSBAND DURING BLIZZARD AND GOT CO POISONING FROM BEING NEAR GAS HEATER,HEADACHE,LITEHEADED-TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNEED LOWER LEG ON SPACE HEATER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURN TO ARM PT FELL ONTO A GAS HEATER AT HOME DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS TO F OREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT PUT WRIST/HAND ON A HOT GAS HEATER, BURN TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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