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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE USING MATCHES TO LIGHT CIGARETTE. DX: L FOURTH FINGER 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Matches |
| PT & FRIEND WERE PLAYING W/CO2 CARTRIDGE AND MATCHES AND CARTRIDGE EXPLODED. +FD. DX: L 3RD/4TH FINGER FX/TENDON LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RT 2ND FINGER - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT FNGER IN FLAME AS SHE WAS TRYING TO LIGHT MATCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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