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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 264
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY A BRASS LANTERN OR AN ANCHOR AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNED ACC. BY AN ORNAMENTAL TORCH ACROSS LT. CHEEK AND SIDE OF NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Containers |
| TOXIC INGESTION - INGESTED TORCH FUEL FROM A BOTTLE TRIED TO INDUCE VOM ITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS CAMPING WITH PARENTS AND KNOCKED OVER A LANTERN AND BURNT HER LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE DEPARTEMENT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BUMPED INTO *** LANTERN BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CHILD TOUCHED A *** LANTERN AND BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| WAS RUNNING WITH A CHEM LIGHT IN MOUTH AND FELL, CUT TOP OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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