Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	75
26-50 years old:	119

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURNS TO BILAT HAND WHILE FILLING PROPANE HEATER DX: CHEMICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 10 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 BURNED HAND ON PROPANE HEATER IN GARAGE. DX: L HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	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
PT TOUCHED GLASS ON PROPANE HEATER. DX: R PALM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURNED HAND ON GAS HEATER/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Alcohol
PT FELL ONTO PROPANE HEATER DX: BURN TO BILAT HANDS , ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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