Accidents - Lighter fluids - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 568
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	488	Eyeball:	67
Lower Leg:	5	Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
TASTED LIGHTER FLUID, SPIT IT OUT VIRAL U R I NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMT OFLIGHTER FLUID @8:45AM TODAY CHOKED/GAGGED W ITH SOME SPILLING ON SHIRT, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INJESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHT FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHT FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
CHEMICAL BURN LOWER LEG WHEN SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID THAT HE AND COUSIN W ERE PLAYING WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID FOR CHARCOAL. COUGHING. D: INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURN EAR WHEN PUT LIGHTER FLUID IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 7 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: Lighter fluids
DRANK LIGHTER FLUID. DX: POISOINING, LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers
PATIENT FOUND WITH CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME, SMELLED OF LIGHTER FLU ID, POSS. CHEMICAL BURNS ON FEET, VOMITING; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
2 YOM DRANK LIGHTER FLUID ACCIDENTAL POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 11 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: Lighter fluids, Plastic containers
PT HOLDING PLACTIC BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID WITH FLIP TOP,TOP FLIPPED OP EN AND SPILLED ON PT CLOTHES MOM UNSURE IN PT INGESTED ANY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
SIBLING GOT LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED IN EYE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV ITIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, CO UGHING, GAGGING, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CRAWLED INTO THE GARAGE AND WAS FOUND WITH A HOLIDAY BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID; WITH CAP OPEN. INGESTION OF POISON $
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PATIENT FOUND WITH DISPOSABLE LIGHTER IN MOUTH, LIGHTER EMPTY OF FLUID , POSSIBLE INGESTION, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
3 Y/O M C/O DRANK LIGHTER FLUID - UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. DX: RIGHT LOWER LOBE PNEUMONITS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
FOUND PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID, MAY HAVE INGESTED SOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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