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Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:69Hand:69
All Of Body:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/05/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
73 YO WM - 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND - PROPANE HEATER FLAME BLEW UP ON HIS, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING IT - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear
PT. BACKED INTO A PROPOANE HEATER, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UPPER LEG - DID NOT STATE IF FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
WAS EXPOSED TO A GAS HEATER AND HAD CARBONMONOXIDE DX CARBON MONOXIDE POISON
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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