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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 950
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 25 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 cans |
| RT LOWER LEG 2ND DEGREE BURN.25YOM WAS AT A CAME FIRE AND GAS CAN CAUGH T ON FIRE AND DAD KICKED IT ADN IT HIT LOWER LEG.NO FIRE DEPT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 79YOM LEG PAIN AFTER PICKING UP GAS CAN WHILE WORKING IN HIS YARD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 20 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 cans |
| 20 YR OLD MALE BURNING YARD TRASH WHEN FRIEND THREW IN EMPTY GAS CAN TH AT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE BURNING KNEE,ANKLE AND LOWER LEG,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 14 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 cans, Built-in swimming pools |
| PT KICKED A GAS CAN AWAY FROM FIRE, GAS SPLASHED ON LEGS, PT JUMPED IN POOL TO PUT OUT FIRE, DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BOTH LEGS, NO FIRE DEPARTM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | 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 cans |
| LOWER LEG BURN-GAS CAN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BURNING WEEDS-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT |
| 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: 08/17/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| LEG BURNS-KICKED A ROCK SPARKING GAS CAN W/ GAS-FLAMES IN BREEZEWAY-@ H OME-HOUSEFIRE-FD PRESENT-TRANSFERRED TO BURN FACILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 cans |
| GAS CAN CAUGHT FIRE BURNS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 30 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 cans, Day wear |
| PATIENT A BURN PILE, ACCIDENTALLY KICKED GAS CAN ON THE FIRE, CAUGHT PA PANT LEG ON FIRE. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG, HAND, 1ST CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Mopeds or power-assisted cycles |
| A GAS CAN BLEW UP WHILE PT WAS PUTTING GAS INTO MOPED. DX. 1 & 2 DEG B URNS R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| CUT SHIN ON A METAL GAS CAN/GAS LINE CLIPS " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 28 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 cans |
| KICKED OVER GASOLINE CAN WHEN RUNNING AT HOME. DX: CHEMICAL BURNS TO LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 29 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 cans, Gasoline |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN LLE - GAS CAN CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUGHT LEG ON FIRE WHE N TRYING TO PUT IT OUT, NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 20 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 cans, Day wear |
| CALF BURN-@ NEIGHBOR'S-PLASTIC GAS CAN CAUGHT ON FIRE-PANT'S LEG CAUGHT ON FIREBURNING PT-NOFD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 34 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 cans |
| PT TRIED TO KICK AWAY A BURNING GAS CAN AND WAS BURNT ON LOWER LEG NOT STATING IF FIRE DEPT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT KICKED A BURNING GAS CAN AWAY FROM HOUSE, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 18% OF BODY, (LWR LEGS), ADMIT TO SURGERY. ? FD; BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| PT GRABBED GAS CAN NEXT TO FIRE AND GASOLINE SPLASHED ON LEG CATCHING FIRE. +FD. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L LEG/R KNEE. |
| 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: 10/12/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Gasoline |
| STATES KICKED CAN OF BURNING GAS TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM HIS CHILDREN & CAUGHT LEGS ON FIRE. DX FLAME BURN OF LOWER EXTREMITIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/24/2000 | Age: 13 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 cans, Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/06/1999 | Age: 32 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 cans |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/1999 | Age: 21 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 cans, Gasoline |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | 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 cans, Gasoline |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/1997 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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