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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 322
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 03/05/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 24YOF, CUT LOWER LEG ON OIL LAMP GLOBE, LAC. L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| DROPPED TORCH ON RT LEG , 2ND DEGREE BURN RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear |
| PT. KNOCKED OVER TITI KEROSENE TORCH PTA, CAUGHT L TROUSER LEG ON FIRE, REMOVED TROUSERS. DX. BURN L LEG. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A TIKI LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear |
| PT PUTTING FUEL IN KEROSINE LAMP SPILLED SOME ON PANT LEG WHEN LIT THE LAMP HIS PANTS IGNITED TOO 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT LEG NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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