Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,538
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	469
Year 2004:	296
Year 2005:	768
Year 2006:	131
Year 2007:	140
Year 2008:	317
Year 2009:	161
Year 2010:	253

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	312
6-15 years old:	108
16-25 years old:	126
26-50 years old:	1,037
50+ years old:	954

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	795	Hand:	470
Upper Leg:	217	Face:	177
Lower Arm:	155	25 - 50% Body:	151
Finger:	141	Upper Trunk:	137
Lower Leg:	92	Eyeball:	87
Lower Trunk:	78	Head:	16
Unkown:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
44YOF BURN TO LEG ON PROPANE HEATER DX: LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
63YOM SITTING IN DEER BLIND, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING PROPANE HEATER , HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LT 1ST -5TH DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 6 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
6YOF BURNED INNER FOREARM AND WRIST ON A PROPANE HEATER IN GARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
BURNED HAND ON GAS HEATER RT HAND BURN * 4 Y/O W/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Clothing
BUTTOCKS BURNS-72YOM GOT BURNT WHEN HIS PROPANE HEATER CAUGHT HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE AT HOME. FD DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 40 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: Portable gas or LP heaters
40YOM, PROPANE HEATER "FLASHED" WHEN LIGHTING AT HOME, BURN TO HAND, 1S T & 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/22/2009	Age: 41 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: Portable gas or LP heaters
^BURNED HANDS WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE PROPANE HEATER THAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HIS TRUCK/ THERMAL BURNS BIL HANDS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 12/16/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
ANOXIA FROM EXPOSURE TO GAS FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
ANOXIA FROM GAS EXPOSURE FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
GAS EXPOSURE DX: ANOXIA FROM HEATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
SUFFERED FROM ANOXIA DUE TO GAS EXPOSURE FROM HEATERWITH CASE#936503
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
TOUCHED GAS HEATER WITH BUTTOCKS;DX BURNED LOWER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Motor vehicles or parts
CO POISONING-FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN MOTOR HOME DUE TO NON-VENTED PROPANE HEATER-COHB 28.7
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT WAS FIXING A PROPANE HEATER AND THE HEATER IGNITED BURNING THE EYES AND FACE, CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Outerwear
HAND BURN-WOOL COAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN PT GOT TOO CLOSE TO GAS HEATER WHILE ON A BOAT W/ FATHER-FD NOT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT RECIEVED BURN FROM A PROPANE SPACE HEATER, BURN TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
OPERATING PROPANE STOVE AND HEATER IN TRAINLER WHEN BECAME DIZZY AND NA USEATED SLURRED SLOW SPEECH DX DIZZYINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 59 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
HAS DEVELOPED HA AND NAUSEA LAST COUPLE WEEKS HEATS TRAILER W PROPANE DX CO POISIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 91 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
PT WORKING IN GARAGE WITH DOOR CLOSED WITH PROPANE HEATER RUNNING.GOT DIZZY AND NAUSEATED. DX-VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 61 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
DX 3 CM RIGHT LOWER LEG BURN: TRIPPED OVER PROPANE HEATER IN POWER OUTAGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT BACKED INTO A PROPANE HEATER AND BURNED HAND. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 46 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
WORKING IN GARAGE AT HOME USING PORTABLE HEATER DEVELOPED NAUSEA HEADAC HE DIZZINESS DX CO POISIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 16 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: Portable gas or LP heaters
BIL HAND BURN/16MOM TOUCHED PROPANE HEATER AT HOME WITH BOTH HANDS. NO OTHER INJURIES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 73 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: Portable gas or LP heaters
73 YO WM - 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - PROPANE HEATER FLAME BLEW UP ON HIS, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING IT - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 32 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
32YOM AT HOME USING HEATER POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE AND PAINTING SOB DX/CO2 POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear
PT. BACKED INTO A PROPOANE HEATER, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UPPER LEG - DID NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
WAS EXPOSED TO A GAS HEATER AND HAD CARBONMONOXIDE DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISON
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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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