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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED LOWER LEGS BY A FALLING TIKI TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES CUT FINGER WHILE CLEANING A "***", LACERATION TO FINGER R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| WRIST STRAIN-INJURED WHILE PUSHING A *** TORCH INTO GROUND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT SUST LAC TO FACE WHEN TORCHLIGHT HIT HIM# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CAMP LANTERN EXPLODED AND BURNED LOWER LEGS BURNED LOWER LEGS * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Chemicals |
| PT USING HYDROGEN TORCH IN CHEMISTRY LAB WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AND BURNE D HAND. D: BURN, 1ST/2ND DEGREE, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 42YOF AT HOME LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE RETRIEVING WICK OUT OF TIKI TORCH;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| AT HOME PT STS OIL BURNING LAMP FELL OVER-BROKE-PT PICKED UP BROKEN GLASS,CUT L 5TH FINGER, DX L 5TH DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 29 YO INJURED FINGERS ON TORCH BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON GAS LANTERN/HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SPRAYED BUTANE LIGHTER FLUID IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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