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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE WHEN PLAYIGN WITH LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID @5:15PM TODAY WITNESSED, INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT FOUND PLAYING WITH 2 LIGHTERS WITH RT EYELID CATCHING ON FIRE, BURN S,FIRE RESCUE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| FULL ARREST/SMOKE INHALATION-HOUSEFIRE-TWIN BROTHER PLAYING W/ A LIGHTE R-CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE-SISTER DEAD @ THE SCENE-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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