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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 424
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED FOOT GOT STUCK UNDER GAS HEATER AND FELL HITT ING TILE FLOOR LOWER LEG PAIN 53YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| 14M/O BF FELL ON SPACE HEATER AND BURNED LOWER LEG FIRE DEPT DID NOT AT TEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIED TO HOOK UP AND LIGHT *** PROPANE HEATER WHICH EXPLODED. FDNS. DX: BURNS BILAT LEGS, SCROTUM, PENIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| 15 Y/O CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE STANDING IN FRONT PF GAS HEATER AT HOME. DX-BURN LOWER LEG. |
| 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: 02/09/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED LOWER LEGS WHEN GOT TO CLOSE TO SPACE HEATER FIRE DEPT DID NOT A TTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| LEFT LEG STR, PT TRIPPED OVER A GAS HEATER |
| 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: 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: 02/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| GAS HEATER EXPLODED, BLOWING OUT WINDOW, HAS 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH L OWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH LEG AGAINST PROPANE HEATER 6 DAYS PRIOR BURN WOUND INFECTION BELOW KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT TRIPPED ON GAS HEATER, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1997 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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