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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 55 YO F, C/O BURN TO LEFT HAND, WAS REFILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID WHEN T HE LIGHTER LIT BURST INTO FLAMES, FD NOT NOTEDDX 2ND DEG BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 67YOF ATTEMPTING TO REFILL A BUTANE LIGHTER WHEN SHE SET HER HAND ON FIRE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT HAND, NO FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Blankets |
| 28 YOM WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER ON BED & BLANKET IGNITED. +FD. DX: BURNS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 8 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: Lighters, Paper products |
| DX 2ND DEG BURNS: 8YOM BURNS TO L BALM & B/T FINGER W PLAY' W LIGHTER W LIGHT' NEWSPAPER ON FIRE.; HAD IMMED SX OF PN & BLISTERS; NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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