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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 713
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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, Other grills or stoves |
| 69YOF EXTENSIVE 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BODY( FACE, ARMS, LEG, TRUNK) CANNI NG ON PROPANE STOVE FLAMES SHOT OUT BURNING PT, PT TRANSFERED* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 56 YR OLD FMEALE HAD PROPANE TANK EXPLODED INHOUSE AND THROWN 10 FT OUT SIDE WITH TOTAL,100% BODY BURNS,EXTUBATED AND EXPIRED IN ER,UNK FIRE DE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 58 YO WM HAS CONGESTION FROM PROPANE HOUSE EXPLOSION CONGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 69 YOM PRESENTS W/C/O DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION AND CONFUSION POSSIBLY RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO PROPANE THAT LEAKED FROM UNDER MOTORHOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| C/O HEADACHE, NAUSEA, CHEST HEAVINGSS SINCE AWAKENING, HAD SOME PROPANE SMELL IN HOME ALL NIGHT >>EXPOSURE TO PROPANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT DX EXPOSURE TO GAS - EXPOSED TO COOKING GAS AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Boats and boating |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED ON BOAT DX 76% TOTAL BODY SURFACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH EXPOSURE TO SMOKE FROM PROPANE TANK WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND HUSBAND TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE - NO FD MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | 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 |
| PROPANE TANK EXPLODED OUTSIDE PT'S TRAILER HOME. FD NS. DX: 90%TBSA BURNS. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND NAUSEA AFTER HAD GAS LEAK AT HOME 02/23/04; COPD-DIFFICULTY BREATHING D/T GAS LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT RECEIVED PROPANE INHALATION, FIRE DEPT DID RESPOND DX: PROPANE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT IN HER MOBILE HOME WHEN THERE WAS A PROPANE LEAK INHALED THE FUMES D EVELOPED A HEADACHE- GAS FUMES EXPOSURE |
| 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: 03/22/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/21/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/1998 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/1998 | Age: 83 years | 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/1997 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/1997 | Age: 59 years | 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: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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