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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matchbooks |
| BOOK OF MATCHES LIT IN HAND BURN TO HAND FIRE DEPT. NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matchbooks |
| PT WAS CLEANING EAR WITH A PAPER MATCH WHICH BROKE OFF IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Matchbooks |
| SMOKE INHALATION - PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE - DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON F IRE FROM PAPER MATCH LIT IN CAR - TRANSFERRED - + BURNED HAND - YES FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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