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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT PRESENTS WITH MATCH STICK STUCK IN EAR DX:FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND ISOPROPHY ALCOHOL AT FRAT HOUSE WHEN IT STARTE D ON FIRE BURNING HIS ARM AND SHOULDER,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STUCK A MATCH IN RIGHT EAR. D: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT INJURED AT HOME WNE CHILD PLAYING WITH MATCHES SET MATTRESS AND SHEE T ON FIRE IN BEDROOM NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT BURNED HER HAND WHEN A BOX OF MATCHES CAUGHT FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN PALM LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Matches, Beds or bedframes |
| CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE W/MATCHES WHEN LEFT ALONE TX AND RELEASED WITH BROTHER CASE #702201 DX: SMOKE INHAL/BURN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Matches, Beds or bedframes |
| LEFT ALONE WITH 4 YO BROTHER CASE#678358 WHEN THEY LIT BED ON FIRE DX: SMOKE INHALATION 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO EARS FIRE DEPT CAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 6 YO MALE HAS MATCH HEAD IN EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STRIKING MATCH, PIECE WENT INTO R EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| THE END OF A LIT MATCH FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 13 YOM LIGHTING DEODORANT WITH A MATCH AND HAD IT SPLASHED BACK ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Grills |
| BURN HAND ON GRILL WITH MATCH DX LT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE STRIKING MATCH. DX: SMALL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION -PT STATES "TIP OF LIGHTED MATCH FELL IN EYE THIS AM" AFTER ACCIDENTALLY STRIKING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 47 YO MALE HAS PIECE OF MATCHSTICK IN EAR F/B RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 8 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: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CHILD WITH HISTORY OF FIRE SETTING STARTED FIRE WITH MATCHES,TRIED TO P UT IT OUT AND BURNED HANDS,CHEST AND CHEST;TRANS TO PSYCH HOSPITAL,? FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| 23 YOM USING MATCHES AND GAS TO START FIRE BURN MULTIPLE SITES NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| STUCK A MATCH INTO EAR DX. EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 42 YO MALE SCRATCHED EAR WITH MATCHSTICK AND IT STUCK IN EAR F/B LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| 55 YOM LIGHTING A MATCH PIECE OF MATCH STRUCK EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT IS OXYGEN DEPENDANT WAS WEARING OXYGEN TUBING WITH FLOW O2- LIT A MA TCH SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNED UPPER THIGHT WITH MATCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| STUCK SELF WITH A MATCH DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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