Accidents - Multi-purpose lighters - Year 2003 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 33
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Multi-purpose lighters
RIGHT HAND BURN. PT INJURED HAND WHEN BURNING HAND ON A BUTANE LIGHTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Multi-purpose lighters
L HAND BURN, PLAYING W/LIGHTER & HAIR SPRAY DX: PARITAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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