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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2003:176
Year 2004:156
Year 2005:376
Year 2006:30
Year 2007:70
Year 2010:143

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:33425 - 50% Body:151
Upper Leg:129Hand:109
Lower Trunk:71Finger:71
Upper Trunk:69Lower Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/01/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
63YOM SITTING IN DEER BLIND, FLASH BURN WHEN LIGHTING PROPANE HEATER , HOSE HAD A HOLE IN IT/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LT 1ST -5TH DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Clothing
BUTTOCKS BURNS-72YOM GOT BURNT WHEN HIS PROPANE HEATER CAUGHT HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE AT HOME. FD DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
HAS DEVELOPED HA AND NAUSEA LAST COUPLE WEEKS HEATS TRAILER W PROPANE DX CO POISIONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2006Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
PT WORKING IN GARAGE WITH DOOR CLOSED WITH PROPANE HEATER RUNNING.GOT DIZZY AND NAUSEATED. DX-VOMITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
DX 3 CM RIGHT LOWER LEG BURN: TRIPPED OVER PROPANE HEATER IN POWER OUTAGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2005Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Outerwear
PT BACKED INTO A PROPANE HEATER AND COAT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING 30 %OF PTS BODY, TRANSFERRED TO *** BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE TOXICITY, COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear
SITTING IN A TENT ON STRIKE LINE NEXT TO PROPANE HEATER, R PANT LEG CAU GHT FIRE, NOFD/1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
USING FORCED AIR GAS HEATER AT HOME FEELING WEAK & FATIGUED CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE WITH CARBOXY HEMAGLOBINEMIA, COPD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/26/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
64 Y/O M FELT WOOZY AFTER PORTABLE LP HEATER DISFUNCTIONED AT HOME. DX; EXPOSURE TO GAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


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


Date: 07/12/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters
WORKING ON PROPANE HEATER IN CRAWL SPACE, PROPANE EXPLODED/ MAJOR BURNS PARTIAL THICKNESS 50% OF BODY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/26/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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


Date: 02/23/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Portable gas or LP heaters, Day wear
CAUGHT FLANNEL SHIRT ON FIRE WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF GAS SPACE HEATE R FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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