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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 300
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 49 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN HAND - 49 YOM BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND ON A TORCH TONIGHT, SMELLS OFE TOH, ADMITS TOO MANY DRINKS, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SKIN RASH CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS HE SPILLED CITRONELLA OIL ON CHEST AN D ABDOMEN - AREA ITCHY AND RED - CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 2% BURN RT HAND.PT BURNED HAND ON A TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON A LANTERN RIGTH 2ND FINGER LACERATION 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT GOT SPLINTER FROM BAMBOO TORCH. DX: FB R THIRD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HAND BURN-AT HOME-USING PROPANE TORCH W/ A FAULTY VALVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| USING A BLOW TORCHBURN RIGHT FOREARM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT CUT LEFT HAND ON A BAMBOO TORCH AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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