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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 28YOBF-CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE-BUTANE LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN FACE AT H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 6%TBSA BURNS TO FACE AND LEFT HAND.PT HAD A BUTANE LIGHTER BLOW UP IN F ACE AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| BUTANE BBQ LIGHTER EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURNS R FOURTH AND FIFTH DIGITS/ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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