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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 288
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| PT STOOD TOO CLOSE TO PROPANE HEATER & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. TRIED TO PUT IT OUT W/HANDS. FD NS. DX: 2/3 DEG BURNS HANDS, LEGS, HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 52 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| 52 YO M BURNS TO HANDS AND FACE WHILE LIGHTING SECOND PROPANE HEATER FIRST HEATER IGNITED BLEW UP IN PTS FACE AND HANDS NOT STATED IF ANY FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2000 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/1998 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/1997 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1997 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP heaters |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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