Accidents - Butane or LP gas meters - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 724
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	21
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	65
Year 2006:	73
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	103
Year 2009:	156
Year 2010:	55

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	23
6-15 years old:	361
16-25 years old:	75
26-50 years old:	232
50+ years old:	32

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	206	Face:	156
Upper Trunk:	75	Eyeball:	75
Lower Leg:	73	Neck:	65
Shoulder:	16	Elbow:	16
Finger:	16	Lower Trunk:	15
Ankle:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
6 Y FEMALE FINGER CAUGHT IN GAS METER DX: FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
81 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO RT ELBOW AFTER HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON GAS METER- DX- FRACTURE RT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
5YOM HIT HIS OUT AGASINT METAL GAS METER, NO LOC, DROWSY, BLEEDING STOP PED DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
9YOF SLIPPED WHEN WALKING, HIT HEAD ON GAS METER; FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
5YOM FELL & HIT HIS HEAD ON A GAS METER, WHILE RUNNING, AT SCHOOL DX; FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
9YOM BACK SEAT RESTRAINED PASSENGER, GRANDPA DRIVING, BACKED UP AT HIGH T SPEET, WENT UP A WALL, INTO HOUSE, OVER GAS METER; NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PT HIT HEAD ON GAS METER AT HOME. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, FOREHEAD LAC 3 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER GAS METER ON SIDEWALK WHILE WALKING TO BUS STOP, I NVERTED ANKLE,HEARD POPPING SOUND; ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PATIENT RUNNING AROUND HOUSE, HT HEAD ON GAS METER, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY , SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PT JUMPED OFF A WALL AND FELL ON GAS METERS THEN GROUND. C/O NECK AND H EAD PAIN. NO OTHER DETAILS. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/13/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PT RAN INTO GAS METER IN YARD AT HOME HIT FOREHEAD FOREHEAD CONTUSION ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
9 Y/O M INJURED L SHIN WHEN FELL AGAINST METAL GAS METER AT HOME. DX; LAC L SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PT WAS LEANING ON GAS METER AND FELL - HIT BACK OF HEAD. D: LACERATIO N SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
HEAD LAC, FATHER STS PT STRUCK A GAS METER IN THE APARTMENT, C/O BLEEDI NG, PAIN, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL, NO DENTAL INJURY OR LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PATIENT RAN INTO GAS METER WHILE RUNNING. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO RIGH T EYEBROW, CONTUSION TO HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
TRYING TO GET INTO HOUSE STRUCK HEAD ON GAS METER SMELLS OF ETOH/SCALP LAC,HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
37 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL & STRUCK HEAD ON GAS METER @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
OUTSIDE CHECKING WATER METER,FELL & HIT GAS METER HITTING L FLANK.PAIN. DX FLANK HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
PT FELL AGAINST A GAS METER AND LACERATED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Butane or LP gas meters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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