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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 683
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING BLOW TORCH AT HOME WHEN BURNED UPPER BACK W TORCH DX 4-6 CM 2 & 3 DEG BURNS TO UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| CALF BURN-USING A BLOW TORCH-CAUGHT JEANS ON FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| WELDING UNDER TRUCK, FRIEND USING CUTTING TORCH, FLAME CAUGHT SWEATSHIR T ON FIRE/ BURN RT ARM AND BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HANDS WHILE USING BLOW TORCH/ CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 25 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: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED LT LEG WITH BLOW TORCH 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches, Welding equipment |
| PATIENT GOT METAL IN EYE WITH USING CUTTING TORCH OR WELDING; CORNEAL A BRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING CUTTING TOURCH AT HOME AND BURNED IS WRIST. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN FROM CUTTING TORCH. FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21YOM AT HOME USING TORCH INJ TO ARM DX/BURN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH, PIECE OF RED-HOT METAL BURNED LOWER LEG 2 DAY S AGO, NOW RED. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| USING TORCH-PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE. ACUTE 12CMX12CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FB SENS RT EYE, WAS USING BLOW TORCH ON CEMENT/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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