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Accidents - Gas or LP heaters - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
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Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:202Face:71
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PASSED OUT HIT FACE ON HEATER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-APPARENT LEAK IN GAS HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 28.0 C/O HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-APPARENT LEAK IN GAS HEATER-@ HOME-COHB 17.7 C/O HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas or LP heaters
BACKED INTO SPACE HEATER AT HOME BURN TO BOTH BUTTOCKS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM OLD GAS HEATER. CO LEVEL NO T DRAWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas or LP heaters
FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Gas or LP heaters
PT HAD MALFUNCTION OF GAS HEATER AND WOOD STOVE GAS EXPOSURE GAS FUME EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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