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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN HAND ON A LIGHTER RIGHT HAND BURNS 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Clothing accessories |
| 24 YO M WEARING GLOVES BURNED HANDBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PTS. LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS REFILLING IT, RESULTING IN BUR N TRAUMA TO BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS.SUPERFICIAL FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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