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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 349
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 33 Y/O STRUCK A MATCH, FRAGMENT OF MATCH HEAD BLEW INTO EYE. DX-BURN EYE UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| STAYING W/DAD OVER WEEKEND, DAD LEFT PT W/HIS GIRLFRIEND, BROTHER PLAYI NG PLAYING W/MATCHES,CAUGHT PT'S SHIRT ON FIRE; 2ND DG HIP BURN, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STUCK A MATCH IN HIS EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 08/16/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIGHT MATCH AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A MATCH RIIGHT EYE PAIN # |
| 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: 05/27/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Lighter fluids |
| PT LIGHTING A CHIMINEA WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN PUT IN A MATCH & IT FLAM ED OUT. SINGED HAIR & CAUSED BURNS TO FACE.?FDA. D:1ST/2ND DEG BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| PT BURNED LEG WHEN GETTING MATCHES OUT OF PANTS POCKET WHEN AT THE CASINO DX; BURN TO LEG ....NO FRD ATENDENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT WENT TO A BOY SCOUT CAMP, ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A MATCH, THE BOX OF MATCHES IGNITED ON HIS HAND & ABDOMEN. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS-HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE - WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND SUSTAINED CORNEAL INJURY AND BLURRY VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT BURNED FOOT WITH MATCHES BETWEEN TOES DURING A PRANK AT BACHELOR PARTY, THEN TWISTED ANKLE DX: BURN TO FOOT, ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| MOTHERS BOYFRIEND LIGHT A CIGARETT AND DROPPED MATCH ONTO PT'S(L) EYE DX- BURN TO EYELID AND BELOW EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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