Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,047
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	190
6-15 years old:	116
16-25 years old:	44
26-50 years old:	380
50+ years old:	316

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	234	Face:	203
Hand:	194	Head:	86
Eyeball:	80	Upper Trunk:	75
Upper Leg:	75	Shoulder:	29
Foot:	22	Internal:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Toe:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 29 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
HAS HAD HEAD COLD,AGGREVATED BY WALL HEATER, WHICH WAS INSPECTED BY GAS COMPANY,MEASURABLE LEVELS CO. DX: VIRAL URI, COHGB 1.8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT WALKED ON A FLOOR HEATER AND BURNED FOOT-FOOT BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Containers
EYE INJURY FROM CAUSTIC BURN FROM MOVING BUTANE ON BOX. DX- ACUTE LEFT EYE INJURY, ACUTE LEFT EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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 ACCIDENTALLY SAT ON GAS HEATER AT HOME HAS BURN TO THIGH 1DEGREE LEFT POSTERIOR THIGH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 12/17/2008	Age: 4 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 FROM A DOWNSTAIRS HEATER LEAKING. DX CO INHALLATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT TRIPPED OVER A HEATER, HURT FOOT. D: LACERATION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
C/O FAICAL BURN&BLURRY VISION S/P CHANGING PILOT LIGH IN WATER HEATER W HEN RESIDUAL NATURAL GAS EXPLODED IN FACE>>BURN/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 4 months	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, Carbon monoxide detectors
CO DETECTOR WENT OFF FROM FAULTY GAS HEATER IN HOUSE WITH CO POISONING WITH LEVEL OF 50
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED LEFT LOWER LEG ON GAS HEATER THREE DAYS AGO BURN LT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
WAS PLAYING WITH THE CAT AROUND A PROPANE HEATER. DX ARM/ BACK BURN L/R
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Gas or LP heaters
SWALLOWED METAL CAP OFF OF GAS HEATER AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE INGESTIO N FOREIGN OBJECT
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: 10/24/2008	Age: 9 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
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 2 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
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 9 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
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	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
HEAT TURNED ON IN THE HOUSE - LEAKING GAS. DX CO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 14 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
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - HEATER LEAKING GAS. GAS COMPANY HAD TO SHU T THE HEAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 4 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
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - HEATER LEAKING GAS. GAS COMPANY HAD TO SHU T THE GAS OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 3 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
MOM STATES THAT CHILD WAS EXPOSED TO LEAK FROM GAS HEATER CO EXPOSUR E #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 17 months	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
MOM STATES CHILD EXPOSED TO GAS LEAK FROM HEATER CO EXPOSURE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT STS LIGHTING A GAS HEATER,RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO FACE,LIPS-NOSE BURN SWOELLN,EYELASHES BURNT, NO INFO IF FD ON SCENE, DX BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Gas or LP heaters
STEPPED ON GAS HEATER FELL HIT HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Gas or LP heaters
FELL CARRYING GAS HEATER/CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
44 YOF WAS IGNITING PROPANE HEATER IN HORSE TRAILER AND IT "BLEW UP" AT LOCAL RANCH/FARM. DX: BURN TO FACE AND BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT PILOT LIGHT AT HOME. FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS R ARM/FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT DX BURN OF UNSPECIFIED DEGREE OF TOE (S) (MAIL) - BURN FROM HEATER AT HOME X2 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 2 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
PROPANE HEATER LEFT ON WITH NO FLAME FOR 30 MIN;DX POSSIBLE ANOXIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT DX FOREHEAD LACERATION - S/P PT HIT HAD ON THE HEATER IN HALLWAY AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 58 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
PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM WITH GAS HEATER, TRYING TO HELP HUSBAND/CO2 POIS ONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 67 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
PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM WITH GAS HEATER/CO2 POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
MOTEL HEATER GAVE THIS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER (CASE#893047) INCREASED LEVE LS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
HEATER IN MOTEL GAVE MOTHER (CASE# 909266) AND DAUGHTER ELEVATEDCARBON MONOXIDE POISONING LEVELS AFTER INHALING FROM WALL HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 21 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
PREGNANT PT WITH CO POISONING FROM GAS LEAK IN HEATER AT HOME DX:CARBONMONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 39 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A GAS HEATER IN THE GARAGE, HEATER HAD A LEAK, STARTED A FIRE, CAUSING BURNS TO FACE AND SCALP NO FD INVOLVE
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: 01/24/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES TRIPPED OVER HEATER AND FELL ON FLOOR DX RT SHOULDER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gas or LP heaters
TRIPPED OVER PORTABLE HEATER LT CLAVICLE FX *
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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