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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT BURNED ANKLE WITH LIGHTER FLUID 7 DAYS AGO DX// BURN RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| 20-29% BSA BURN ON LOWER ARM-"PUT TOO MUCH LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL GRILL"-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear |
| FOREARM & ABD BURNS-USING A BUTANE LIGHTER-LIQUID FLUID GOT ON HIS SHIR T-SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN HE LIT LIGHTER-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 17 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| USING LIGHTER FLUID TO IGNITE GRILL FLASH BURN TO FOREHEADNO FD INVOLV ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Alcohol |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WANTED TO SHOW A FRIEND A TRICK SQUIRTED LIGHT ER FLUID ON A BONFIRE AND FLAME CAME BACK AND BURNED HIS FACE NO F/D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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