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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED LEFT UPPER ARM ON CITRONELLA TORCH BURN L ARM SECOND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Camping equipment |
| DX: 10% 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO CHEST AND ARMS. WHILE IN TENT 2 WKS AGO BURNED BY LANTERN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURN TO LEFT FINGERS ON TORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH BUTANE TORCH DX: BURNED TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNT ON TIKI TORCH - FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE BY A TORCH. DX FACE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING A LANTERN LOST GRIP AND DROPPED IT ATTEMPTED TO CATCH AND GLASS BROKE AND CUT HER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 19 YOM WORKING ON DERBY CAR USING A TORCH AND BURNED DORSAL OF RT THUMB-DX BURN TO DORSAL RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lamp oils |
| PATIENT WAS FILLING A *** LANTERN WHEN HIS HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT MIDLE FINGER, RT. FINGER, RT. LITTLE FINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH FALLING GLASS OIL LANTERN. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L SECOND & THIRD FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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