Accidents - Portable gas or LP heaters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 109
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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: 03/26/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT FELL AND HIT HAND ON GAS SPACE HEATER, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE R HAND BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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