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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 20 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: Fuel oils |
| FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS BREATHING FIRE USING *** FUEL AND SOME OF IT GOT O N FACE AND BURNED HIM. NOT REC IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel oils, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS REFILLING A LIGHTER & HAD ON GLOVES AND WHEN HE LIT THE LIGHTER SOME FUEL LEAKED ONTO GLOVES AND HAND CAUGHT FIRE, NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Fuel oils |
| 1DEGREE BURN ON HAND FROM MOTOR OIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fuel oils |
| 16 YO F TWISTED KNEE WHILE SLIPPED IN OIL. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel oils, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 4%TBSA BURNS TO FACE/INHALATION INJURY AFTER SIPHONING FUEL AND SMOKING AT THE SAME TIME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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