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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 952
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 6 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES IN BACKYARD WHEN HER SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE DX:2-3DE GREE BURN TO LEGS TRANSFER TO BUNR SPECIALTY HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STUCK A MATCH IN EAR, PERFORATION OF MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WALKED INTO A MATCH TRYING TO BLOW IT OUT BURNING RT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNS 1&2 DEGREE (L&R) EARS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH MATCHES BY SOMEKID S PLAYING IN THE BUS, C/O REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT PLAYING WITH MATCHES LIGHTING A COLOGNE SPRAY BOTTLE SUSTAINED THERM AL BURNS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Matches |
| 38YOM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE-STRUCK A MATCH "A PIECE OF IT WENT INOT EY E" -PHOTOPHOBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 12 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: Matches, Gasoline |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/MATCHES & GASOLINE & WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R FACE/CHEST/BACK 20%TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| PT THREW MATCH ON TRASH PILE WITH GAS AND IT BLEW BACK BURNED ARM AND CHEST AT HOME. FIRE DEPT NOT ATTENEDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT'S MOM STRIKING A MATCH AND A PIECE FLEW INTO PATIENT'S EYE AT H OME; SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 47 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Matches, Towels or cloths |
| SMOKE INHALATION-AT HOME-TRIED TO PUT OUT A MATCH W/A TOWEL-THE TOWEL CAUGHT ON FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 19 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: Matches |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE (L) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH MATCHES AT HOME, C/OBLIS TERS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT A MATCH-SULFER TIP FLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| TRIED TO BURN TICK WITH MATCH TO KILL IT ON ARMBURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| C/O SEVERE BURN RT FOREHARM/HAND FROM PLAYING W/MATCHES. 2ND DEGREE BUR N RT FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL BURN - A HOT SPARK FROM A MATCH WENT INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNED ON BREAST WHEN BARTENDER LIT A DRINK WITH A MATCH AND SPILLED TH E FLAMING DRINK ONTO HER BREAST BURNING HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTING A MATCH, SOMETHING FLEW IN EYELEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CPS BROUGHT PT IN BECAUSE OF A BURN TO CHES - PT TOLD THAT 3 YEAR OLD S IBLING THREW A MATCH AT HER. D: BURN HEALING R CLAVICLE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Mattresses |
| HAND BURN - LITTLE BROTHER WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND LIT MATTRESS ON FIRE, PT. TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FIRE, BURNED RIGHT HAND, NO FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT UPPER ARM: PLAYING WITH MATCHES IN BATHROOM AT HOME, BURNED SHIRT AND ARMPIT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURN TO (L) ARM. DROPPED A MATCH ON IT 3 DAYS AGO. 1CM ULCER W/ 2CMZONE OF ERYTHEMA DX: BURN- 3 DEGREE (L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES & HER PANTS CAUGHT FIRE DX: RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY BURN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STRUCK MATCH, SPARK FLEW IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| PT WAS PLAYING W MATCHES IN FRONT YARD AT HOME WHEN HER PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE W PT SUST BURN TO L CALF DX 2ND AND 3RD DG BURNS L LOWER LEG 4%B |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BLISTER RT HAND CHILD STATES ANOTHER CHILD BURNED W/MATCHES ( 2 DAYS AG O) DX: BLISTER RT HAND /2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL BURN- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE STRUCK A MATCH AND THE LIT MATCH TIP W ENT INTO HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Paper products |
| DROPPED LIT MATCH INTO BOX OF "FLASH PAPER" IGNITING IT. DX: HAND BU RNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Sheets or pillowcases |
| COUSIN WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND SET BED ON FIRE,ANOTHER PULLED SHEE T OFF BED ONTO PT BURNS TO,LEGS,ABD. FIRE DPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| THOUGHT HE HAD A TICK, GIRLFRIEND PLACED HOT MATCH HEAD TO SEVERAL SPOTS ON NECK DX: BURN NECK SECONDARY TO MATCH, INFECTION SECONDARY #1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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