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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,482
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/25/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 61 YOM SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURNS OF THE FACE WHILE USING A GAS LIGHT ER AT THE PARK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 49YOM ADDED FUEL STARTER TO START A FIRE & IT FLASHED BACK, BURNING (L) ARM DX;# (L) FOREARM BURN NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 38 YOM WAS FILLING LIGHTER W/"*** FUEL" WHEN IT FLASHED CATCHINGSHIRT O N FIRE. FD NS. 4% TBSA BURNS FACE, CHEST, ABDOMEN, HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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 |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | 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, Bottles or jars |
| PT PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED SOME IN MOUTH POISO NING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BAR B QUE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOW ER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT C/O OF BLISTER ON THUMB AND SUBSEQUENT STREAKING UP ARM. GOT BLISTER ON THUMB FROM *** LIGHTER YESTERDAY. D:LYMPHANGITIS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| BURN TO LEG FROM LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT USING TORCH TO SET GRASS FIRE HAS BURN TO BOTH FEET NO FD 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PLAYING W LIGHTER AT HOME TRYING TO LIGHT CANDLE WHEN LAC R THUMB DX LAC R THUMB 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| SET CLOTHES ON FIRE W/GRILL LIGHTER-SISTER PUT WATER ON PT-BLISTERS/RED SKIN ABD @PANT LINE IN HORIZONTAL LINE/2ND DEG BURN FINGER MULTI , FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Bottles or jars |
| PT PICKED UP A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AND SWALLOWED WHAT SHE THOUGH TWA WATER BUT TURNED OUT TO BE LIGHTER FLUID POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Other ranges or ovens |
| LIGHTER WAS NEXT TO STOVE WHEN IT BLEW UP DX: BURNED 1 % BSA TO FACE - STABLE |
| 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: 10/19/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Day wear |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER AND CAUGHT PANT LEG ON FIRE. +FD. DX: SECOND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS FILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND GOT BUTANE IN EYE. DX: R EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WALKED INTO HOT CHARCOAL STARTED, & BURNED LT CALF AREA DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Gas ranges or ovens |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO HIS HAIR & EYELASHES AFTER A PROPANE LIGHTER NEXT TO STOVE EXPLODED. DX - 1ST DEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT HELPING HIS GRANDFATHER AND GOT IN THE WAY OF A TORCH FLAME SUS TAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS FILLING LIGHTER W/BUTANE, LIT IT & FUEL ON FINGERS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: PART THICKNESS BURNS L FOURTH/FIFTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Metal containers |
| PT WAS FOUND COUGHING MOTHER SAW HIM WITH AN OPEN METAL CONTAINER OF LI GHTER FLUID- POSSIBLE HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
| 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: 08/10/2003 | Age: 8 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, Chairs |
| BURNED FACE WHEN SIBLING THREW LIGHTER ON CHAIR AND CAUGHT IT FIRE, THE N BURNING HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 10/19/2001 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 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: 07/19/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| 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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