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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 89
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 2ND DEG BURN TO RIGHT FOOT AND LOWER LEG. PT WAS FILLING A PROPANE TANK AND DROPPED IT EXPOSING LEG TO PROPANE VAPOR THAT WENT THROUGH SHOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 79 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HAD A PROPANE TANK EXPLODE IN HIS HOME SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LO WER LEGS NOTHING STATED ABOUT FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 220 LB PROPANE GAS TANK FELL ON LEG YESTERDAY DX FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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