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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Butane or LP gas meters |
| FELL ON GAS METER;DX CHI AND SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Butane or LP gas meters |
| FELL OVER GAS METER CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Butane or LP gas meters, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION FROM BUTANE IGNITING IN HER FACE WHILE LIGHTING A GAS GRILL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Butane or LP gas meters |
| RAN INTO GAS METER ON SIDE OF HOUSE, NOW W/LAC BELOW EYE & INSIDE LWR E YELID, EYE SWELLING/PAIN, BLURRY VISION; EYE LAC, CHEMOSIS CONJUNCTIVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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