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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 739
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 24YOM BURNED LT HAND WITH A METAL CUTTING TORCH DX: BURN HAND 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | 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: Cutting torches |
| 23YOM BURNED LT HAND WITH PROPANE TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS: PT W US'G AN ACETYLENE TOURCH THIS AFTERNOON, W TO PICK IT UP OFF GROUND & BURNED HIS HAND. BLISTER'G/RADIAL 1/2 DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YOM ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A BLOW TORCH,WHICH DID CATCH,BURNED DORSALHAND ,PATIENT ARRIVED WITH ICE BAG ON HAND;1ST&2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HAND W/CUTTING TORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSEDX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN-CUTTING STEEL W/A LAZER-LAZER HIT HAND-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| USING CUTTING TORCH, GRABBED HOT STEEL AFTER CUTTING DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | 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, Clothing accessories |
| 22 YO WM USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME PIECE OF HOT SLUG FELL IN GLOVE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND |
| 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: 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: 08/20/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| =17YOM BURNED HAND ON TORCH AT HOME DX/THERMAL BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | 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: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RT HAND ACCIDENTLY BURNED W/CUTTING TORCH. DX : 2 DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2001 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/1999 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/1999 | Age: 24 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/1997 | Age: 16 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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