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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	67
Year 2000:	70
Year 2001:	16
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 03/23/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
WHILE AT *** A METAL TIKI TORCH FELL STRIKING PATIENT ON THE FOREHEADDX -CHI, CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1997	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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