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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| MATCH IN EAR/LT EAR CANAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| WAS LIGHTING A MATCH AND THE MATCH HEAD WENT INTO EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| 25% 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, ARMS, & LEGS-BURNING LEAVES-THREW A MATCH THEN USED GAS-GAS FLASHED BACK-TRANSFERRED TO BURN FACILITY-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL ABRASION, PT LIGTHING A MATCH, PARTICLE FELL INTO HER EYEBALL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, IRRITATION, PHOTOPHOBIA, FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT MATCH WITH OXYGEN ON . DX R HAND BURN NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTING MATCH AND BURNING PARTICULATE LANDED IN EYE DX CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTED MATCH TIP BROKE AND HIT CORNER OFEYE AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CON JUNCTIVITIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 1 DEGREE BURN ON FACE; HUSBAND BLOWING OUT MATCH CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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