Accidents - Lighters - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Lighters
SWALLOWED A QUARTER AT HOME DX FB SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighters
PT PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER, MOM TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT & SPLASHED PT IN FACE/EYE, NOW W/BURNING, REDNESS & EYELID SWELLING; EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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