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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 955
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 26 Y/O FELL ON HAND, C/O HAND PAIN. FELL ON A GAS CAN DX-FX METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Knives |
| 17YOM BOUGHT A NEW GASOLINE CAN,USED POCKET KNIFE TO REMOVE PLASTIC RIM ACCIDENTLY CUT RT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A KEROSENE CAN. DX LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Matches |
| ACCIDENTLY KICKED OVER A GAS CAN AND THREW A LIT MATCH IN IT 2ND DEGR EE BURNS FACE,LEGS ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PICKING UP A ONE (1) GALLON GAS CAN STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS (CHEMICAL) OF RIGHT EYE - CHILD FOUND WITH GAS CAN WITH GAS SMELL ON HANDS, CHILD COMPLAINING OF EYE HURTING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 50 YO F CORNEAL ABRASION RELEASE VALVE ON GASOLINE CAN OPENED GAS SLPASHED INTO EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| FINGER FX-HIT HAND W/A GAS CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| LBP AFTER LIFTING GAS CAN DX; LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| NEAR OPEN FIRE WHEN KEROSENE CAN EXPLODED CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO A BDOMEN, CHEST AND LEGS WITH 40% TBSA BURNS,TRANSF TO SHRINERS,UNK FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING GAS CAN/ THORACIC BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| MOM SAW BURNS ON LOWER LEGS AND ANKLES, GAS CAN BURNING OUTSIDE, NO FIRE DEPART ATTENDED,DX: 1ST ,2ND DEGREE BURNS, BIL LOWER LEGS, ANKLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| DX BACK PAIN RESOLVED: C/O LBP SINCE THRUSDAY AFTER LIFT'G A 55LB DRUM 1/4 FULL OF KEROSENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| CARRYING GAS CAN AND FELL IN DRIVEWAY CUTTING LIP LACERATION LIP # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Televisions |
| SPRAIN WRIST - 62 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LEFT WRIST PAIN WHEN LIFTING A GAS CAN - WORSENED LATER WHEN LIFTING A TELEVISION SET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| PT KICKED A CAN OF GAS WHICH WAS ON FIRE & IT RAINED DOWN ON HIM 5 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT ARMS, LOW BAC, R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| LAC TO FINGER, CUT ON KEROSINE CAN @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| MUSCLE STRAIN OF LOW BACK AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY CONTAINER OF KEROSENE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT ELOPED PRIOR TO EXAM: FELL, STRIKING LT CHEST ON A 5 GALLON KEROSENE CAN YESTERDAY, PAIN IN LT RIB AREA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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