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Accidents - Gas furnaces - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:172Lower Arm:164
Finger:86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-C/O HEADACHE AND NAUSEA & VOMITING ONSET BY GA S FURNACE LEAK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Gas furnaces
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-C/O NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS ONSET BY GA S FURNACE LEAK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
60 YOF WAS IN A APARTMENT WHEN THE FURNANCE BLEW UP 1ST DEGREE BURN BOTH ARMS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/03/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
LIGHTING GAS FURANCE, FIRE DEPT NOT RECORDED BURN TO THUMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Gas furnaces
PT. WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A GAS FURNACE AT HER LAKE HOUSE, IT BLEW BACK AND BURNED HER FOREARM - FIRST DEGERE BURNS TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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