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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT BURNED HAND ON **** TORCH WHILE REFILLING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS TRYING TO USE A BUTANE LIGHTER WHICH EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: FIRST DEG BURNS BILAT HANS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Day wear |
| PT LIGHTING A GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND GOT SOME ON T SHIRT WHICH C AUGHT ON FIRE THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER ABDOMEN NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Water heaters |
| PT AT HOME USING A LIGHTER TO IGNITE HOT WATER HEATER HAD FLASH BACK ON L HAND AND WRIST/ ACUTE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS L HAND AND WRIST NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Drinking glasses |
| 61 Y O F THOUGHT SHE WAS FILLING DRINKING GLASS W/ APPLE JUICE DRANK TIKI FUEL FOR OUTSIDE TORCHES INHALATION LIQUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| THERMAL BURN FOREARM WITH SURROUNDING CELLULITIS: 25YOM (1) WK AGO WAS HANDED A LONG BUTANE LIGHTER THAT WAS TURNED ON,BURNED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Plastic containers |
| PT INGESTED SOME CHGARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID THAT WAS PLACED IN A PLASTIC W ATER BOTTLE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Plastic bags |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS ( L HAND/FOOT): TOOK LIGHTER FOR PROPANE GRILL, LITA A POTATO CHIP BAG W MELTED TO L FOOT & L HAND. SM BLISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| FLASH BURN FROM PROPANE LIGHTER, FD UNKNOWN DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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