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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,286
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 62 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: Gasoline |
| PT USING "WHITE GAS" TO LIGHT WOOD FIRE WHEN BURNED BACKS OF HANDS. NOT FDA. D: 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 25 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: Gasoline |
| PT WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGIHT HAND AFTER PUTTING GASOLINE ON FIRE THE FIRE DEPT WAS NOT NOTIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CARBEURATOR W/GASOLINE WHEN IT SPARKED. FD NS. DX: 10% TBSA PARTIAL & FULL THICKNESS BURNS R HAND & HEAD/NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 53 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: Gasoline |
| BURNED POURING GAS ON A FIRE, NO MENTION OF FD/HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT HAD GAS ON SHIRT AFTER WORKING ON CAR AND LIT A CIGARETTE W/SHIRT CATCHING FIRE. + FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND/FOREARM/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT WAS PUT GAS ON STICKS TO BURN THEM AND THE FIRE FLASHED BACK/ BURN T O HAND/NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| THERMAL BURN B/L HANDS-LIGHTING CIGARETTE AFTER WASHING HANDS WITH GASO LINE-BURNED HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| BURNS TO BILAT HANDS AND LEGS W/BURNING GASOLINE DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| BURNED BY GASOLINE FLASH FIRE AT HOME 2 DAYS PRIOR SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AND LEGS / ?FD RESPONSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2007 | Age: 22 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: Gasoline, Fishing |
| BURNS HAND WHILE OUT FISHING AND SOMEONE THREW GASOLINE ON THEIR CAMPFI RE AND IT FLASHED BACK. FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPILLED HOT GASOLINE ON HAND DX: BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 45 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND-STARTING A FIRE-POURED GASOLINE ON FIRE HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE-FIRE DEPT NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 34 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: Gasoline |
| PT STARTING FIRE WITH GASOLINE @ HOME, FLASHED - BURNS TO R HAND/LOWER ARM - NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Lighters |
| POURED GASOLINE ONTO PILE OF BRANCHES, LIGHT WITH LIGHTER, FIRE CAUGHT GAS CAN WAS HOLDING ON FIRE. DX; BURNS TO HANDS, LOWER LEG. NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON CAR USING GASOLINE. GASOLINE FLAMED.NO MENTIONED OF FIRE DEPT. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS THERMAL BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 30 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: Gasoline |
| PT WAS LIGHTING SOMETHING WITH GASOLINE AND THERE WAS A SMALL BANG DX: BURNS TO ABD AND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT THREW GASOLINE ONTO BURN PILE & IT EXPLODED 5 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: L HAND PARTIAL DEEP THICKNESS BURN 4%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Grills |
| 46 YO BURN HAND WHEN POURED GASOLINE ON LITE GRILLBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| DX BURNS TO HANDS AND FOREARMS: FLASH BURN, WENT TO LIGHT BURN PILE WITH DIESEL, BUT IT WAS GASOLINE AT HOME. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT STATES HAND WAS BURNED FROM A GASOLINE FLASH BURN DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Other fireplaces |
| 36 YOF USED GASOLINE TO START FIRE IN OUTDOOR FIREPLACE - FLASH BURN TO BACK OF R HAND - NO FIRE DEPT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Gasoline, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND FROM GASOLINE TRYING TO START TRUCK DX CHEMICAL BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 18 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: Gasoline |
| HAND BURNED-USED GASOLINE TO START A BONFIRE-BURNED HAND-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT RECIEVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS FROM GASOLINE TO LEFT HAND WHILE WORKING ON HIS CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 39 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: Gasoline, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT GOT GAS ON HAND , WENT TO LITE CIGARETTE AND HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE DX2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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