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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| LEFT FOREARM BURN.PT WAS FILLING LIGHTER FLUID INTO A LIGHTER AND IT SP RAYED ARM AND INGITED.NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT SAYS HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A LIGHTER & HAD BLEEDING TO HIS SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS REFILLING A HOT LIGHTER WHEN LIGHTER FLUID IGNITED. + FD. DX: R HAND BURN DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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