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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 627
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches, Poles |
| PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN IN CHEST WHILE USING A BLOW TORCH TO CUT SCRAP METAL , BECOMING TANGLED IN HOSE & FALLING ONTO A STEEL POST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED WITH CUTTING TORCH BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| PT. USING CUTTING TORCH AT SCHOOL, LIT SHIRT ON FIRE. DX. BURN TO L U PPER ARM. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 32 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: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH, WHEN HE LIT IT, IT FLAMEDU P AROUND HIS HAND NO FD CALLED. DX; BURN TO DORSAL SURFACE OF L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 49 YO MALE BURNED HAND WITH TORCH WHILE PLUMBING LEFT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH CUTTING TORCH AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EYE WITH REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| USING CUTTING TORCH WHILE LYING ON HIS SIDE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Air conditioners |
| 49 YO MALE BURNED ARM ON TORCH WHILE FIXING AIR CONDITIONER FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FINGER TIP BURN-FLAME FROM PROPANE TORCH W/ O2 CONCENTRATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUTTING BOLTS W/ TORCH SATURDAY. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND FROM A CUTTING TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING TORCH AT HOME C/O FB IN EYE FLASH BURNS FB IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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