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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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