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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 80
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:32Lower Arm:16
Face:15Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
18YOM-HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ BUTANE WHEN SOME GOT ON HAND-LIT CIGARETTE- BURNED HAND-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2010Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
17 Y MALE BURNED LEFT SIDE OF EYE, FACE WITH BUTANE TORCH DX: BURN TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
18 YO M LANTERN EXPLODED AND SHORTS CAUGHT FIRE INJURED LEG BURN LEG--NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gas or LP grills or stoves
25 YOF WAS BURNED LIGHTING GRILL WITH BUTANE LIGHTING TORCH. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FOREARM, HAND, WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
19 YOM USING KEROSENE LANTERN IN HIS ROOM FOR LIGHT GLOBE BROKE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. DX-BURN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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