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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 01/31/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 01/30/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 11/11/2006 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 03/01/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 12/21/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: 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: 12/08/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 12/08/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 12/08/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 04/26/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 05/05/2004 | 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: 03/09/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 02/08/2004 | Age: 64 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: 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: 07/12/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: 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: 03/26/2003 | 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 |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: 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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