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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 282
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
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: 08/02/2009 | 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: 11/25/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT A HOT TOUCH TOURCH EXPLODED IN PT HAND TODAY AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX// BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Lighter fluids |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT WAS REFILLING A *** LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Charcoal |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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