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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| 22 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT CHARCOAL GRILL & IT FLAMED UP. FD NS. DX: L ARM BURN 4% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| RT LOWER ARM BURN.PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE AND IT FLASHED.NO F IRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| R ARM BURN/20YOM ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT FIRE,HAD SPILLED STARTER FLUID ON ARM.THOUGHT FLUID WAS WASHED OFF.LIT FIRE AND ARM CAUGHT FIRE.NO F.D. |
| 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: 06/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT BURNS TO ARMS. PT SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO ARMS AND IT IGNITED, PT WAS POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT COOKING ON B-B-QUE GRILL,REC'ED BURNS TO FACE AND FOREARM FROM LIGHT ER FLUID FLASH FLAME,FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 20 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO SET FIRE AND SPRAYED LITER FLUID. DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, 1ST DEGREE TO CHEST AND UPPER ARM.NO FIREDEPA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2000 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1999 | 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: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/1997 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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