Accidents - Lighter fluids - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	201
Year 1998:	56
Year 1999:	170
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	139
Year 2002:	75
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	120
Year 2006:	86
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	148

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Coal or wood-burning stoves
24 YO FEMALE BURN TO RT HAND WHILE USING LIGHTER FLUID TO START FIRE IN WOOD HEATER NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 24 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: Lighter fluids
24YOM WAS TRYING TO USE LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT A ARTIFICIAL LOG AND LOG EXPLODED, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND 1ST DEGREE TO 5 % OF BODY,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT WAS BURNED LIGHTING LIGHTER FLUID FOR SMOKER. FD NS. DX: R HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
FILLING UP A LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID THAT CAUGT ON FIRE BURNING HAND S>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cutting torches
1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS,ARMS AND BACK.PT USED LIGHTER FLUID AND A BLOW TORCH TO START A FIRE AND IT BURNED PT.NOT FIRE DEPT.THERE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal
PATIENT HURT WHEN USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL. IT IGNITED AND BURNE D HAND. DX: 2DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 20 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: Lighter fluids, Matches
20 YO POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND STUCK A MATCH TO HAND CATCHING FIRE BURN HAND---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN PLAYING AROUND WITH LIGHTER FLUID. DX; 2ND.D EG.BURN L.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME TRYING TO START A FIRE WHEN HE SUSTA INEDA THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND NS IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURN TO HAND FROM LIGHTER FLUID NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL BAR-B-QUE,EXPLODED IN FRONT OF PT. 5%TSBA,1ST & 2ND DEGREE FACE,2ND & 3RD DEGREE HANDS BURNS-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND AND LIT IT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 19 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND: FILLING CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID, GOT SOME ON HANDS, WENT TO LIGHT LIGHTER, HAND ON FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURN INJURY HAND - BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A GRILL WITH CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 20 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, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND FROM LIGHTER FLUID ON 3/28. NO OTHER DETAILS. D: BURN, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1999	Age: 16 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1998	Age: 19 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: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1998	Age: 19 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	Age: 21 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: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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