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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 836
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 21YOM BURN TO FACE PUTTING LIGHTER FLUID ONTO FIRE WHILE DRUNK DX: BURN TO FACE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 17YOM WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID AND GOT BURFT BY "FLASH BURNS" ON FACE AN D ARMS.DX: BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME AND IT FLASHED IN HIS FACE - BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| PT LIGHTING A BAR B QUE GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND IT FLASHED INTO FA CE THERMAL BURNS TO FACE NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT NOTICED THAT HIS FIRE WAS GOING OUT SO HE SPRAYED STARTER FLUID ON T HE FIRE. DX: FLASH BURN TO FACE, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 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 |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| PT GOT BURNED WITH LIGHTER FLUID LIGHTING BBQ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| KNELT TO LIGHT BRUSH FIRE WITH GRILL LIGHTER. BRUSH HAD LIGHTER FLUID O N IT, FLARED & BURNED HIM.1ST D BURN FACE 2ND D BURN TO LOWER ARM NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT. STATES "I WAS DRUNK & TRIED TO SPIT LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE FROM MOUT H" 2ND DEGREE FLAME BURNS FACE & HAND, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE, BURN TO FACE AND EARS DX: 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH NECK & FACE, < 1% BSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| HAD LIGHTER FLUID IN MOUTH WHICH HE LIT WITH LIGHTER WHEN HE SPIT IT OU T DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PT WAS LIGHTING CHARCOAL AND LIGHTER FLUID BLEW UP IN HIS FACE DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND NECK; FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers |
| PATIENT HIT IN HEAD WITH A HEAVY LIGHTER FLUID CAN DX: HEAMATOMA ON FOREHEAD. HEAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BUILDING A SPUD GUN WHEN LIGHTER FLUID EXPLODED RESULTING IN FLASH BURN S TO FACE;NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/1998 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/1997 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/1997 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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