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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 142
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 4YOF WALKING BESIDE DAD WHO WAS CARRYING EXTINGUISHED PROPANE BLOW TORC H, BURNED ON FOREARM/THUMB; 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS, FOREHEAD/HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | 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: Cutting torches |
| 2 YO MALE AT UNCLES HOUSE - BROTHER PICKED UP A BLOW TORCH WHICH WENT O FF. DX BURN-FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 4 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: Cutting torches |
| 4 YO MALE WAS PLAYING WITH BLOW TORCH AT FATHER'S HOUSE SECOND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT PERIORBITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT TOUCHED A HOT CUTTING TORCH. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED A HOT PROPANE TORCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/1999 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/1998 | Age: 2 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: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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