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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 768
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Outerwear |
| PT BACKED INTO A PROPANE HEATER AND COAT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING 30 %OF PTS BODY, TRANSFERRED TO *** BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 62 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 |
| USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY, COPD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear |
| SITTING IN A TENT ON STRIKE LINE NEXT TO PROPANE HEATER, R PANT LEG CAU GHT FIRE, NOFD/1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 65 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 |
| USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE WITH CARBOXY HEMAGLOBINEMIA, COPD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| DIZZY, FINGERS TINGLING, IN DEER BLIND WITH PROPANE HEATER ALL DAY/ CO EXPOSURE (CARBOXY HBG 25.6) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| CHILD RAN INTO PROPANE HEATER AT HOME, BURNED UPPER TRUNK AND INNER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| PT SUS LAC TO EYEBROW FALLING INTO PORTABLE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28 YOM STATES HEATER EXPLODED YESTERDAY AND HAS BEEN INHALING FUMES OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRES, C/O HEADACHE, VOMITING AND NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 43 YOF C/O HEADACHE AFTER BREATHING IN FUMES FROM BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRE S OF GAS HEATER THAT EXPLODED, HAD BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR AWHILE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING-WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AND LETHARGIC. FAMILY U SING A GAS HEATER IN HIS BEDROOM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 64 Y/O M FELT WOOZY AFTER PORTABLE LP HEATER DISFUNCTIONED AT HOME. DX; EXPOSURE TO GAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| FACE AND NECK BURN FROM PROPANE NO FD CALLED NO OTHER INFO 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Fishing |
| BURNED HAND ON PROPANE HEATER WHILE OUT ICE FISHING WITH DAD/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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