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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| 1 DEGREE BURN L ARM & NECK; PT POURED CHARCOAL LIGHTER ON HIS SMOKER &I T FLASHED, BURNING HIM ( NO FIRE DEPT INFO CHARTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS CAUGHT FIRE WHEN PT STRUCK FLINT ON LIGHTER. FD NS. DX: BILAT PALM BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS LEARNING HOW TO FIRE BREATH SO HE INHALED SOME LIGHTER FLUID BLE W IT OUT AND IGNITED IT SUSTAINED FACIAL BURNS- NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 27 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID ON HOT COALS, FLAMES BURNED ARM, NO F.D. ATTEN DANCE NOTED IN ER RECORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| USING LIGHTER FLUID TO HEAT A TIRE AND BURNED HIS KNEE DX FB TO BODY SURFACE BURN TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 2% BURN LEFT HAND.PT PUT CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID ON A FIRE AND IT FLASHE D AND BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT TRIED TO LIGHT CAMPFIRE W/LIGHTER FLUID AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE/L ARM 7% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS FILLING HIS LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE C AUSING A BURN TO HIS LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT C/O PUTTING LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE AND WIND CAUGHT IT AND CAUSED BURN S TO HAND AND FACE. DX FOREARM AND FACE BURN. NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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