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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| DROPPED TORCH, BURNED LT SIDE OF FACE AND HAND/ 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS AND PALM OF LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2% BURN BOTH HANDS.PT HAD A BLOW TORCH EXPLODED AND BURN PTS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| LEFT FOREARM BURN.PT PUT DOWN A OXYACETYLENE TORCH AND IT ACCIEDENLY FL EW UP AND BURNED PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 17 YO M USING PROPANE TORCH TO MELT CAR PAVEMENT, EXPLODED IN FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYE LIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT HAD AN AIR TANK FALL ON TOE; OPEN FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS UPPER EXTREMETIES/20YOM AT HM WORKING ON CAR, A CETYLENE TORCH CAUGHT ON FIRE (SHIRT) CAUSING BURNS.N/S IF FD IN ATTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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