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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT HEATER IN RV WITH TOO MUCH PROPANE AND BLAMES BURST ONTO FACE AND ARM BURNING THEM WITH 2%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Portable gas or LP heaters |
| BURNS HEAD/FACE/NECK - PROPANE HEATER BLEW UP IN FACE - FD ATTENDANCE N OT LISTED |
| 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: 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 |
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