Accidents - Gasoline - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,424
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	94
16-25 years old:	614
26-50 years old:	483
50+ years old:	231

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
44 Y/O THREW GASOLINE ON FIRE, FIRE FLASHED BACK ON RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
21 Y/O BURNING BRUSH 5 DAYS AGO GASOLINE GOT ON JEANS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO TREATMENT THEN. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
THREW GAS ON A FIRE AND CAUGHT PANT LEG ON FIRE, DX:LEFT LOWER LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN* (DOES NOT STATE IF THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT HAD BEEN DRINKING, STARTED A FIRE USING GASOLINE, PT GOT GAS ON PANTS, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FD. DX: BURNS TO LEGS AND HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
RLE BURN. PT POURED GASOLINE ON A FIRE AND BURNED LEG. NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Gasoline cans
PT WAS MAKING FIRE IN PIT, PUTTING MORE GASOLINE CAN CAUGHT FIRE AND SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 18 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
DX 3% BODY SURFACE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN/WD CARE: PT W 3-4% SA PARTIAL THICKNESS, NON-CIRCUFERENTIAL BURN TO RLE FROM GASOLINE (FIRE; NO FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PATIENT HURT WHEN BURNING TRASH WITH GASOLINE. GASOLINE FLASHED BACK TO PT.NO FD MENTIONED DX: 2ND DEGREE TO RT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
POURED GASOLINE ONTO BURNING BARRELL OF TWIGS - PANT LEG CAUGHT FIRE 6% SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER LEG - ? FD RESPONSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Foods
START FIRE TO MAKE SMORES,ADD GASOLINE, CAUGHT FIRE;BILAT/PEELING SKIN RT LOW LEG. 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT LOWER LEG,PAIN- FD NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURN TO LEG FROM GASOLINE FIRE - FD ATTENDED NOT KNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT USING GASOLINE TO LIGHT A TRASH FIRE AND IT CAUGHT LEGS ON FIRE SUST AINED THERMAL BURNS TO LEGS NS IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH MISTAKING IT FOR DIESEL AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: BILAT LOWER EXTREMITY BURNS 6% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 54 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT ADDED GAS TO FIRE NO FIRE DEPT BURN LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
LOWER LEG BURN-LIGHTING GASOLINE SOAKED BRUSH PILE-FLAMES HIT LEG-@ HOM E-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURNING BRUSH WITH GASOLINE AND GOT BURNED TO BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT BSTARTING FIRE WITH GASOLINE AND BURNT BILATERAL LE DX; 10% LE 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS (NO FIRE DEPT NOTED)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 33 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Gasoline cans
POURED GASOLINE ON CAMP FIRE; GAS WAS IN CAN - DROPPED CAN IN FIRE -SPL SHED BOTH LOWER LEGS WITH RESULTANT BURN. BURN, LOWER LEGS. FIRE; NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT HAD A CAMPFIRE, POURED GASOLINE ON FIRE AND HIS LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE PT WAS WEARING PANTS DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEG (NO FIRE DEPT. LISTED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WITH FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS AFTER PUTTING GASOLINE AND BRUSH PILE AND FIRE FLASHED ON PT NO FIRE DEPT NOTIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WITH BURNS TO LEGS AND ARMS AFTER GETTING BURNED PUTTING GASOLINE ON TO FIRE NO FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WAS BURNED POURING GASOLINE ON FIRE YESTERDAY WHILE CAMPING. FD NS. DX: INFECTED BURNS BILAT LOWER EXTREMITIES.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
THREW GASOLINE ON A FIRE AND IT BLEW UP ON HIM. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT RECEIVED 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER LEGS WHEN BURNING TRASH AND THREW LAWN MOWER GAS ON FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPT. NOT NEEDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PATIENT PUT GAS ON A FIRE AND BURNED ON LOWER LEG; 2ND DEGREE BURN, FD NOT MENTIONED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Metal containers
1 - 2 DEGREE BURN TO SHIN & INDEX FINGER, PUT GASOLINE IN A POP CAN AND THREW IT INTO BONFIRE. CAN EXPLODED. NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
BURNED LOWER LEG WITH GASOLINE;DX BURNED LOWER LEG. UNK IF FIRE DEPT AT TENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Gasoline
BURN TO LOWER LEG WITH GASOLINE CHEMICAL BURN LEFT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 17 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING GASOLINE ON A BON FIRE, FIRE FLASHED CAUSING PARTIAL AND FULL THICKNESS BURNS TO LWR LEGS/NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
PT WAS BURNING BRUSH & GOT GAS ON PANTS WHICH CAUGHT FIRE LAST WEEK. FD NS. DX: R LEG BURN 2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT STARTED A FIRE WITH GASOLINE, PT THEN TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT BY STEPP ING ON IT - BURNS TO LEG. D: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT LEG (NO FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 17 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline
PT GO BURNED WHEN GAS CAUGHT FIRE NO FIRE DEPT BURN LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gasoline, Day wear
RIGHT CALF BURN. PT WAS POURING GASOLINE ON A FIRE THAT WENT OUT OF CON TROL AND BURNED HIS PANTS. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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