Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,288
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	290
Year 1998:	44
Year 1999:	36
Year 2000:	180
Year 2001:	137
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	170
Year 2004:	231
Year 2005:	164
Year 2006:	267
Year 2007:	97
Year 2008:	194
Year 2009:	266
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	978
6-15 years old:	69
16-25 years old:	280
26-50 years old:	671
50+ years old:	288

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Day wear
47YOF HAS A PROPANE HEATER AT HOME GOT TO CLOSE,CAUGHT SWEATPANTS ON FIRE TRYING TO PUT FLAMES OUT BURNED HAND;THIGH /HAND 2ND DEGREE,NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 20 months	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
20MOM 1ST& 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND TOUCH A GAS HEATER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
18MOF; PT TOUCHED TOP OF GAS HEATER AND BURNED HAND. D: 2ND DEGREE BU RN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT PULLED A GAS HEATER DOWN AND IT LANDED ON HAND, NOT USING HAND MUCH FOR FIRST FEW DAYS, SIGNIFICAN IMPROVEMENT TODAY; HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
HEATER EXPLODED WHILE TRYING TO RE LIGHT PILOT LIGHT 1ST DEGREE BURN HAND NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 11 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
BURN HAND - 11 MO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH BURNS TO THE LEFT HAND - CHILD FELL AGAINST OF HOT PROPANE STOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gas or LP heaters
CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN CAUGHT IN A HEATER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURN TO HAND WHILE LIGHTING PIOLET LIGHT ON GAS HEATER DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
PT TOUCHED A GAS HEATER AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 2 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
2 Y/O FELL ON GAS HEATER AT HOME, BURNED BY GUARD RIM. DX-BURNS TO HAND AND FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 28 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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL, LANDED ON PROPANE HEATER DX: THERMAL BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT STOOD TOO CLOSE TO PROPANE HEATER & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. TRIED TO PUT IT OUT W/HANDS. FD NS. DX: 2/3 DEG BURNS HANDS, LEGS, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment
38 YO MALE HAD PROPANE HEATER FLASH IN TENTSECOND DEGREE BURNS HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2006	Age: 52 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
52 YO M BURNS TO HANDS AND FACE WHILE LIGHTING SECOND PROPANE HEATER FIRST HEATER IGNITED BLEW UP IN PTS FACE AND HANDS NOT STATED IF ANY FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
STRUCK HAND ON PILOT OF SPACE HEATER BURNS RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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 LIGHTING A PILOT LIGHT ON A HEATING UNIT, BURNED HER HAND DIAGNOSIS; 1 & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
PT PUT HAND ON PROPANE HEATER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED HEATER
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: 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: 10/02/2005	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: 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: 03/15/2005	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: 12/31/2004	Age: 3 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
HAND BURN, TOUCHED HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
FELL ON HEATER AND BURNED HAND FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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
7 Y/O W/BM BURNED HAND WHEN FELL INTO A GAS HEATER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT BURNED LEFT HAND AT HOME ON A GAS SPACE HEATER. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Multi-purpose lighters
WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT WALL HEATER, BURNED RT. HAND DX: BURN HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
TOUCHED GAS HEATER AND BURNED HAND FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters, Clothing
PATIENTW AS TRYING TO GET BURNING CLOTHES OFF HIS WIFE , BURNED WITH GAS HEATER. DX-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
2YOF GRABBED ONTO A PORTABLE HEATER BURNING HER HAND DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
REACHING INSIDE SMALL GAS HEATER TO LIGHT IT, WHEN IT IGNITED IT FLASHE D BACK AND BURNED HAND/ RT HAND BURN/ NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2001	Age: 44 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2000	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 10 months	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2000	Age: 2 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/1999	Age: 28 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/1998	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/1998	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/1997	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1997	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/1997	Age: 38 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1997	Age: 57 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1997	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/1997	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/1997	Age: 42 years	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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