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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 296
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN R LEG: 39YOM BURNED LEG W/ A CUTTING TORCH @ HOME, 2" DIAMETER 2ND DEGREE OVER LOWER R LEG, LOCALIZED PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT. WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON HIS CAR USING A CUTTING TORCH, BURNED HIS LOWER LEG. DIAGNOSIS; BURN LOWER LEG |
| 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: 10/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT STATES HE WAS BURNED BY SPARKS FROM BLOW TORCH X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/1998 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | 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: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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