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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 696
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 28 Y/O/M LIT A MATCH PIECE OF SULFER WENT IN EYE DX: R EYE FB RESOLVED / CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches, Other ranges or ovens |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO LITE OVEN, OPENED IT , WENT TO GET MATCHES,LIT MATCH, W AS BLOWN ACROSS ROOM, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT SUS BURN TO EAR WHILE LIGHTING A MATCH% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT HAIR ON FIRE WITH A MATCH. DX. BURN FACE AND FOREHEAD.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| USING RUBBING ALCOHOL TO CLEAN ABRASION ON LEG AND THEN LIT A CIGARETTE WITH MATCH,IGNITED LEG BURNING IT WITH 9%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 17 YOM, LIGHTING FIRE WITH MATCHES, BURN FACE HANDS LEGS, NO FIRE DEPAR TMENT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIT A MATCH IN HIGH WIND WHEN PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO EYE. DX: PENETRATING INJURY R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Matches |
| STARTED CLEANING FROM EAR AFTER AN ADULT CLEANED PT'S EAR WITH A ?MATCH >>EAR CANAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT PUT A MATCH STICK IN EAR. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STRUCK A MATCH 3 DAYS AGO & PIECE HIT LOWER EYELID. NOW WITH PAIN, SWELLING, BLURRED VISION. DX:FACIAL CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 11 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LOAD GUNPOWDER INTO A SHEL, THEN LIT IT ON FIR E WITH A MATCH CAUSING TO EXPLODE CAUSING GS RESIDUE BURNS TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT IN A DUMPSTER WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL OF 480 AND TRIED TO LIGHT A CIGAR RETTE WITH A MATCH AND LIT THE TRASH ON FIRE BURNS TO CHEST FACE NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| MOM FOUND PT SCREAMING WITH SHIRT ON FIRE. LIT A MATCH. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO CHEST FD YES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Chemicals |
| PLAYING WITH WATERPROOFING REPELLANT AND MATCHES BLEW UP. DX 2ND DEGRE E BURN TO FACE. FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Matches |
| SWALLOWED A MATCH DX: FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 13 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS AT HOME PLAYING WITH COLOGNE AND MATCHES CAUSING A BURN TO RT FOREARM. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 18 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PLACED BLACK POWDER AND FIREWORKS IN AN ANIMAL HOLE STRUCK MATCH ANDPOW ER IGNITED BURNING HAND-----BURNS TO HAND,FACE,EYES---NO FD INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 6 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 cans |
| PT'S FRIEND DROPPED A LIT MATCH INTO GAS CAN WHICH EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: TBSA 10% FLAME BURNS TO FACE/EARS/SCALP, INTUBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 10 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, Containers |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/MATCHES AND CAUGHT BOXES ON FIRE & THEN CLOTHES ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FACE, NECK, CHEST 20%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS AT *** AND STEPPED ON A MATCHSTICKDX: FB LT FOOT DX: FB LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Day wear |
| WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES THIS AM BEFORE FAMILY WAS AWAKE AND CAUGHT HIS SHIRT ON FIRE PT HAS BURNS TO CHEST NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON SOME MATCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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