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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,010
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 57 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 or LP heaters |
| 57 YO M NAUSEATED, HAS GAS HEAT AT HOME. DX MILD CARBON MONOXIDE POISON ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| 53YOF C/O HEADACHE, NAUSEA, EXPOSED TO PROPANE FROM HEATER AT CAMP/ CO EXPOSURE CO LEVEL 8.2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 62 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 or LP heaters |
| PT WAS IN 2ND FL APT AND WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A LEAK IN BASEMENT HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM WITH GAS HEATER, TRYING TO HELP HUSBAND/CO2 POIS ONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 67 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 or LP heaters |
| PASSED OUT IN BATHROOM WITH GAS HEATER/CO2 POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE FROM HEATER ACUTE DYSPNEA, ACUTE BRONCHITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| INHALED BUTANE GAS IN HOME. PATIENT USES PROPANE HEATING SYSTEM ACUTE CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 56 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 or LP heaters |
| FAULTY HEATER CO EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 61 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 or LP heaters |
| PT SAW PCP FOR KNEE PAIN. PCP FOUND CO IN BLOOD. PT'S HEATER IN BEDROOM JUST TURNED OFF THIS MORNING. D:CO POISONING, SOFT TISSUE INJURY, KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| INHALED GAS FUMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO IGNITE HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| HEATER HAS BEEN LEAKING PROPANE/CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT BELIEVES GAS HEATER IS CAUSING HER TO HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 60 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 or LP heaters |
| PT EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM FAULTY HEATER AS THEY OPENED UP HOUS E IN EFFORT TO REVIVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. D:CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 53 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 or LP heaters |
| PT, WITH HISTORY OF DIABETES, WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FROM FAULT Y HEATER. D: CO POISONING, DM, 2, UNCONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 69 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 or LP heaters |
| PT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN HOUSE AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE FR OM FAULTY HEATER. D: CO POISONING, ALTERED LOC-RESOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 67 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 or LP heaters, Carbon monoxide detectors |
| PT TURNED HEATER UP ATNIGHT & CO DETECTOR WENT OFF DURING NIGHT. FIRE D EPT. SAID CO LEVEL HIGH. HEADACHE/SHAKING/BURNING EYES. D:CO POISONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| "DIZZY & PASSED OUT".FELLL ON BUTTOCKS.BACK PAIN ? CO EXPOSURE-HAS GAS SPACE HEATER.DX BACK PAIN/SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment |
| PT. WAS IN A CLOSED CAMPING TENT, WITH TWO PROPANE GAS HEATERS, AND WAS FOUND DEAD - SMELL OF GAS WAS EXTREME - WAS ON HUNTING/CAMPING TRIP |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Fuel oils |
| HAS NOTED SMELL OF OIL IN HER HOUSE ALTHOUGH HAS GAS HEAT, SHE IS DIZZY, EYES BURN, HEADACHE, WANTS TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME. DX FATIGUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 79 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 or LP heaters |
| PAIENT WAS LIGHTING HIS GAS HEAT, IT EXPLODED. PT. PASSED OUT. DX-RIG FRACTURE, LEFT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2001 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/1999 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1997 | Age: 56 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters, Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/1997 | Age: 68 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: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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