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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 57 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: Multi-purpose lighters, Fireworks |
| HAND BURN-USING LIGHTER TO LIGHT " BLACK POWDER"-BURNED HAND-@ HOME- TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/07/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Multi-purpose lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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