Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,274
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1998:	198
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	125
Year 2001:	67
Year 2002:	159
Year 2003:	49
Year 2004:	209
Year 2005:	67
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	71
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	69

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Fuel multi-purpose lighters
48 YO F TRYING TO LIGHT OIL LAMP WITH LIGHTER, BURNED HAND. DX 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO HAND
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: 11/29/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT WAS LIGHTING A TORCH AND BURNED BOTH HANDS. NO FD ATTENDED. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS PUTTINH TOP ON HURRICANE LAMP AND HIT BROKE IN HAND DX: LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 26 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
BURNED HAND ON A KEROSENE LAMP DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 39 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
LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A TORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS WASHING KEROSENE LANTERN & WAS CUT. DX: 2 CM R HAND LAC W/EXTENSOR TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED 3 DAYS AGO ON TORCH AT CAMP SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS CAMPING AND TRIED TO CATCH A PROPANE LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 10/03/2002	Age: 41 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
PT BURNED RIGHT HAND ON A "CITRONELLA TORCH" AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 42 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
42 Y/O M INJURED PALM OF L HAND WHEN USING TORCH AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 43 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
TORCH BLEW UP IN PT'S HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2001	Age: 48 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2001	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Fuel oils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1998	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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