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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| BURNED ON PORTABLE PROPANE HEATER 3-4 DAYS PRIOR INFECTED BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| HEADACHE - 31 YOF 27 WKS PREGNANT PRESENTS WITH C/O HEADACHE, STATES UE SED A GAS HEATER TO HEAT HOME TODAY AND THINKS THAT MAY BE CAUSE OF H/A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| WORKING ON PROPANE HEATER IN CRAWL SPACE, PROPANE EXPLODED/ MAJOR BURNS PARTIAL THICKNESS 50% OF BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON GAS SPACE HEATER, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE R HAND BUR N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| CAUGHT FLANNEL SHIRT ON FIRE WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS SPACE HEATE R FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 06YOM THERMAL BURN ON LP GAS HEATER IN BASEMENT AT HOME DX/2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - 2 YOF PRESENTS WITH POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POIS ONING, PROPANE HEATER ON IN BASEMENT X3 HRS, LEVEL RESULT - 2.2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| CHEMICAL INHALATION - 5 YOM PRESENTS WITH POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POIS IONING, PROPANE HEATER ON IN BASEMENT X13 HRS, LEVEL RESULT - 1.1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT.INJ.RT.2,3,4 FINGERS AT HOME WHEN A PROPANE HEATER FELL. DX; 2ND.& 3 RD.DEG.BURN RT.FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | 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: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER BABY AND FELL INTO A PROPANE HEATER. DX, SECOND DE GREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. 2% T.B.S.A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| PATIENT WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A GAS HEATER AT HOME WHEN HER SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS. FIRE DEPT. DIDN'T ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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