Accidents - Lighters - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	59
26-50 years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids
LEFT FOREARM BURN.PT WAS FILLING LIGHTER FLUID INTO A LIGHTER AND IT SP RAYED ARM AND INGITED.NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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: Lighters
AFTER BEING AT A RELIGOUS CAMP TOOK A CROSS AND HEATED IT WITH A LIGHTE R AND BRANDED FOREARM NO F.D. RECORDED THIRD DEGREE BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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