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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Floors or flooring materials |
| JUMPED FROM FLAME OF STOVE PILOT LIGHT, FELL ON L SIDE ON WOODEN FLOOR. DX. FX L HAND, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| LEFT BURNERS ON , NOT LIT/ EXPOSED TO LP GAS X 3 HOURS/ LP GAS EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OFF SIDEWALK AT HOME AND STRUCK GAS GRILL, HAS PAIN IN HER RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT ELBOW. DX RT ELBOW FRACTURE, CONT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Chemicals |
| PT FOUND AT HOME DISORIENTED/CONFUSED, TOP GAS BURNER ON, SMELL OF GAS IN HOUSE DX:CHANGE OF MENTAL STATUS, GAS EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| GAS STOVE BLEW UP IN FACE.GAS STOVE FLASHED-VERY BRIEF FLAME EXPOSURE. DX FLAME BURN TO FACE & FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| DX:25% PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEGS , HANDS AND FACE AND SCROTU. LIGH TING PROPANE STOVE IN CAMPER WHEN IT EXPLODED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 52 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN GAS STOVE EXPLODED AT HOME - FIRE DEPT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| HUSBAND WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE HEATER . PT WAS STANDING 6-7 FT AWAY.DX: SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO BIL ANT LEGS, L HAND AND BIL FOREARMS NO FD STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT WAS PREPARING FOR A PIG ROAST & HIS GAS GRILL FLASHED AND BURNT HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT. WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE GRILL AND IT BLEW BACK AND BURNED HIS FACE BURN TO FACE, FIRST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 86 YOF BENDING TO LIGHT STOVE STRAIN CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| FLASH BURNS TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING GAS GRILL;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 57 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: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 57 YOM WAS BURNING TRASH IN GAS GRILL WHICH FLAMED UP AND HE INCURRED B URN TO LEFT FOREARM. BURN D/T FLAMES OF LEFT FOREARM; FIRE; NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND - HURT HAND ON A METAL ROD FROM A GAS GRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| BURNS TO EYELIDS, CHEEK, AND CHIN 52 YO WF BURNED PART OF BACE WHEN GAS GRILL EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| GAS STOVE PILOT LIGHT FLASHED ONTO FOREHEAD DX: BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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