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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| 84YOM LIGHTING A FURNACE AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE NO FD ATTENDED DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE TO BURNS TO FACE AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| 78YOM LIGHTING PILOT LIGHT ON GAS FURNACE, TURNED KNOB WRONG, CAUSED FL ASHBACK OF FLAME DX;# BURN FACE (NO FIRE DEPT. LISTED ON SHEET) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 57 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas furnaces, Gas or LP heaters |
| C/O DIZZINESS&LIGHTHEADNESS AFTER TURNED ON THE FURNACE VS THE PROPANE HEATER FOR 24HRS>>DIZZINESS VS CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| FURNACE HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING INTO HOME FOR 5-6 WEEKS. DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE, COHB 2.2. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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