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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 134
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIGHT MATCH AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Lighter fluids |
| PT LIGHTING A CHIMINEA WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN PUT IN A MATCH & IT FLAM ED OUT. SINGED HAIR & CAUSED BURNS TO FACE.?FDA. D:1ST/2ND DEG BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE - WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND SUSTAINED CORNEAL INJURY AND BLURRY VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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