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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIT A MATCH, SPARK FLEW INTO PT'S L EYE CAUSING BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT USING A PAPER MATCH TO SCRATCH R EAR DROPPED MATCH IN EAR - FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIGHTING MATCH AND SPARK FLEW UP AND LANDED N R LOWER LID AND IN EYE . DX. R CORNEAL ULCER, CORNEAL INJ FROM EMBER OF MATCH (BURN). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 27 YO MALE HAD MATCHHEAD FLY INTO EYE WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE FIRST DEGREE BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/HOT MATCH. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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