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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 14 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID FROM JAR WHEN PLAYING IN YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | 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 LIGHTER FLUID, CHILD WAS OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| INGESTED A SMALL AMT OF LIGHTER FLUID/STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BURN ON ANKLE FROM LIGHTER FLUID, NOT IGNITED. DAD NOTICED AFTER PT. CAME BACK FROM VISITING MOM. DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME- PT HAS LIGHTER FLUID SMELL ON BREATH- COUGHING. DX: LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID ON 7/14/04 NOW HAS COUGH,FEVER R MIDDLE LOBE PN EUMONIA S/P HYDROCARBON (LIGHTER FLUID) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | 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 |
| FUEL INGESTION - 2 YOM WAS OBSERVED TO BE DRINKING LIGHTER FLUID, HAS V OMITED X1, HAD BEEN OUTSIDE PLAYING WITH OTHER SIBLINGS WHO OBSERVED PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 2 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 |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 13 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, Bottles or jars |
| 13MOM FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID, INJESTED 1 OZ. HOME TREATMENT -SYRUP OF IPECAC. - DX ACCIDENTAL INJESTION HYDROCARBON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars |
| AT CAMPING TRIP GOT BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID AND DRANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 DX: POSITIVE TOXIC INGESTION ADMITTED TO ICU |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT GRABBED LIGHTER FLUID OFF CABINET AND TOOK A DRINK. DX: NONTOXIC INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 12 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, Grills |
| DAD PREPARING TO LIGHT BBQ GRILL AND PT GRABBED LIGHTER FLUID AND TOOK A BIG GULP OF IT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | 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 WAS OBSERVED TO TAKE A DRINK OF LIGHTER FLUID YESTERDAY. PARENTS INDUCED VOMITING DIGITALLY. D: PNEUMONIA, SUSPECT ASPIRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | 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 LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 13 months | 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 LIGHTER FLUID. FAMILY HAVING COOKOUT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT GOT A HOLD OF FATHERS CAMP FIRE LIGHTER FLUID AND INGESTED SOME POIS ONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | 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, Clothing |
| CHILD INGESTED/ASPIRATED UNK. AMT OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. COUGHING/ GAGGING/VOMITING. CLOTHES SATURATED W/ FLUID. D:INGESTION, PNEUMONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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