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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 525
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES 5 DAYS AGO WAS USING A "BLOW-TORCH" AND BURNED RIGHT LEG DX 3 CM CIRCULAR AREA RIGHT LOWER LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 08/19/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT GOT BURN ON LEG WITH LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| WORKING IN A CRAWL SPACE USING A TORCH AND CRAWLSPACE CAUGHT FIRE. DX. LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY EXTREMITY SECOND DEGREE BURN. NO MENTION OF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNED LEG ON A LANTERN WHILE CAMPING DX: R LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lamp oils |
| 43 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN DROPPED PROPANE LANTERN THAT WAS LIT AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| STRUCK WITH TIKI TORCH - PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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