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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FELL ON PROPANE GAS TANK/ CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Cookware |
| BURN TO R ARM DUE TO PROPANE AND HIT POT. DX. BURN 1-2 DEGREES R FOREA RM, 1" TOTAL BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 76 YOM WAS TAKING A PROPANE TANK OFF THE BED OF HIS TRUCK; TANK SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB. LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT LIFTING A PROPANE TANK STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 53 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| AT HOME WHEN PROPANE TANK EXPLODED AND SINGED FACE AND HAIR BURNING THE M;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CUT KNUCKLE ON METAL PROPANE TANK INFECTED LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 77 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| WORKING WITH PROPANE TANK WHEN IT EXPLODED BURNING 80 % OF HIS BODYMED FLITE IN UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| CHEST PAIN, WORSE AFTER LIFTING BUTANE TANK 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME. DX; AC UTE MI, UNSTABLE ANGINA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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