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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 55 YO WF HAS MINOR BURN TO ARM HOME EXPLOSION FROM PROPANE 1ST DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 57 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| 57YOF LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK AND THE FLAMES SHOT ONTO LOWER ARM THERMA L BUNR TO LOWER ARM NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| FLASH BURN FROM BBQ GRILL PROPANE TANK, BURN TO NECK AND LOWER ARMS DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TBSA 4% TO NECK AND BILATERAL LOWER ARMS FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WITH ARM BURN, PROPANE TANK ON PORCH CAUGHT FIRE - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 53 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT WAS BURNED WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY THREW A SMALL PROPANE TANK IN A FIRE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RIGHT FOREARM-FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PERSON TRYING TO COOK SUPPER ON PROPANE GRILL,FITTING AT TANK STARTED O N FIRE,HE TRIED TO PUT OUT,BURN TO ARM |
| 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: 04/09/2000 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/1999 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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