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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 43 YOF WAS BURNED BECAUSE LIGHTER WAS LEFT ON THE PROPANE HEATER IN TENT. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL L FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 29 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH FACIAL BURNS WHEN SHE STATED A LIGHTER BLOW U P IN HER FACE- DX-FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PART.THICK BURNS FACE:51YOM TRYING TO START ***,PLUGS OUT,CLEANED, STRUCK LIGHTER TO SEE IF GAS IN PISTON HOLES,BLEW UP,BURNED FACE,NO F.D |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| 60YOM HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A LIGHTER. DX. FACE ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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