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Accidents - Gas furnaces - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
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Date: 12/01/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE FROM LEAKY GAS FURNACE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 11/21/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
EXPOSED TO CO FROM FURNACE LEAK (COHB 2.9)/ EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
HAD WORK DONE ON FURNACE IN HOUSE, FOUND CO LEAK, NAUSEA, HEADACHE FOR 2 WKS; CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
PLAYING AT HOME IN BASEMENT NEAR FURNACE WHEN DEVELOPED HA LIGHT HEADED NESS POSSIBLE CO 2 POISIONING DX EVALUATION CO2 EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
14YOF AT HOME FOUND DEAD OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM GAS FURNACE/ INVESTIGATED/DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FULL ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/29/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
MOM SMELLED FUMES, EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GAS FURNACE AT HOME, 400 PPM PER FIRE DEPT, TANK SMOKING; EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
PATIENT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM GAS FURNACE AT HOME, HEADACHE, FEELING FLU LIKE, 400 PPM PER FIRE DEPT, CO 4.8; EX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM MALFUNCTIONING HEATER X 16 HOURS. HA S HEADACHE. D:CO POISONING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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