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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 661
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 10 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, Scald |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT REPORTS FRIEND LIT A GASOLINE CAN ON FIRE WITH BURNS TO RT HAND/ALLD IGITS, PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| 59 YOF HURT HER SHOULDER LIFTING A FULL GAS CANSPRIAN R TRAPEZIUS STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PICKED UP 5 GALLON GAS CAN DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| RUPTURE TENDON LEFT HAND - 23 YOM S/P SURGERY TO HAND '99 TODAY GRABBED AN EMPTY GAS CAN AND HEARD A POP AND THEN SEVERE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 75 YOF PICKED UP GAS CAN SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| A GAS CAN EXPLODED WITH PATIENT SUSTAINING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 25% BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| GASOLINE INGESTION - LEFT UNATTENDED WITH A GAS CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| LOWER BACK PAIN - 47 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER CARRYING FULL CAN OF GAS FOR SEVERAL MILES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 24 Y F WAS LIFTING A GASOLINE CAN. DX: LOWER BACK PAIN FROM HEAVY LIFTING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GAS CAN AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND FELL THROUGH GLASS WI NDOW, MULTI LAC - LAC LOWER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| USING GAS TO BURN BRUSH WHEN THE CAN EXPLODED IN HIS HAND BURNING HEAD, TRUNK AND BACK,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND, 12% BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| FACIAL; BIL ARM; BIL LOWER EXT BURNS 50%TBSA. PT WAS INJURED WHEN A GAS CAN EXPLODED. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Kerosene |
| CHILD FELL ON KEROSENE CAN AT HOME. DX LAC R EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PATIENT PICKED UP GASOLINE CAN OR CANISTER TO THROW CLOSER TO FIRE AT U NCLE'S HOUSE, EXPLODED IN FACE; FACIAL, ARM, HAND BURNS 4-5% BS, FD NOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| WHILE BURNING LEAVES GASOLINE CAN EXPLODED AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEGS FACE AND HANDS WAS TRANSFERRED FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 77 YOF CUT ON A GAS CAN YESTERDAY, WONT STOP BLEEDING. DX LACERATION R 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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