Accidents - Lighter fluids - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 433
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	421	Lower Trunk:	6
Eyeball:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2007	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
2 YOF HAD UNWITNESSED INGESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID, WAS AROUND HER MOUTH, ON HER CLOTHES, VOMITED, RESP. DISTRESS. DX-LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2007	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, Cookware
CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID EXPOSURE-ON NEIGHBOR PATIO PLAYING W/COOKWARE IT EMS-FOUND W/LF CAN TIPPED OVER &DRAINING-COUGHING/BUBBLES NOSE/MOUTH
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 14 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
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. DX: CHEMICAL INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 18 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 LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
16 MONTH OLD FEMALE WAS FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION - LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 23 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
PT DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. D: NO DX; LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 8 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, Bottles or jars
DX: DRANK LIGHTER FLUID FROM BOTTLE IN GARBAGE FROM BBQ. SLEEPY/ COUGHI NG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 19 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
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/12/2007	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, Tableware and accessories
INGESTION/INHALED-GRILL LIGHTER FLUID @HOME, EMESIS, BRO GAVE FLUID IN CUP-POSSIBLY FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, BURN GROIN-EMESIS ABSORB IN UNDERWEAR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/02/2007	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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY DRANK 2 OUNCES OF *** HYDROCARBON.DX-HYDROCARBON I NGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
BROTHER SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID ON SISTER, ALSO IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 2 years	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
ACCIDENTAL POISONING DRANK CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID-MOTHER FOUND WITH BOT TLE IN HAND AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 23 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
PT AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE WITH SIBLING AND POSSIBLY DRANK LIGHTER FLUID. D X POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 21 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
TOXIC ING/21MOF WAS OUTSIDE WITH DAD AND GOT HOLD OF SOME CHARCOAL LIGH TER FLUID.POSSIBLE INGESTED SOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	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
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 17 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
PT INGESTED LIGHT FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	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
CHILD DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. BELIEVED TO BE SMALL AMOUN T. D:TOXIC INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
FATHER WAS BARBECUEING & THE LIGHTER FLUID "POPPED" & GOT ON THE BABY FROM THE GRILL. DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BACK, ARM & SCALP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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