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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STUCK A MATCH IN EAR, PERFORATION OF MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WALKED INTO A MATCH TRYING TO BLOW IT OUT BURNING RT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT'S MOM STRIKING A MATCH AND A PIECE FLEW INTO PATIENT'S EYE AT H OME; SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| C/O SEVERE BURN RT FOREHARM/HAND FROM PLAYING W/MATCHES. 2ND DEGREE BUR N RT FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES & HER PANTS CAUGHT FIRE DX: RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY BURN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BLISTER RT HAND CHILD STATES ANOTHER CHILD BURNED W/MATCHES ( 2 DAYS AG O) DX: BLISTER RT HAND /2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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