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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 610
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Foods |
| SMOKING TURKEY ACCIDENTLY PUT LIGHTER FLUID ON TURKEY SPLASHED IN FACE BURN FIRST DEGREE RIGHT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT LIGHTING BONFIRE WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN BURNED BACK OF HAND. D: 1ST /2ND DEGREE BURN. UNSTATED IF FDA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| ATTEMPTING TO START GRILL W/LIGHTER FLUID DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO R HAND AND FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| BARBEQUE ACCELERANT WAS POURED ONTO GRILL AND PT WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS R ARM, CHEST, NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER OIL TO GET RID OF BOURGEON IN CHIMNEY AND WAS HIT W/FLAME WHEN SHE TURNED ON LIGHTER. DX: BURN FACE/ARM 1/2 DEG, FD NS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Pressurized containers |
| ACC SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID INTO EYE TRYING TO OPEN THE BOTTLE >CHEMICAL CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED FINGERS USING LIGHTER FLUID AND A *** LIGHTER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON 3RD, FOURTH AND 5TH DIGITS. FD DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| PT BURNT HAND WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHILE LIGHTING GRILL AT HOME DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PT WAS LIGHTING CHARCOAL BBQ WITH LIGHTER FLUID, WHEN HE BURNED RT HAND. NO FD INVOLVEMENT. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Basketball |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM & LUE <5% BSA:BURNING GARBAGE PILE,FIRE IGNITED BY SM.AMT.LIGHTER FLUID,BASKETBALL ON BOTTOM OF PILE BLEW UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| 48 YO FLASH BURN TO FACE POURING LIGHTER FLUID ONTO GRILL BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| PT SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON LEFT LOWER LEG AND CAUGHT IT ON FIRE TRYING TO LIGHT A GRILL 3 DAYS AGO THERMAL BURN TO LEG NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT WAS BURNING GARBAGE AT HOME, POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON IT, BLEW UP. DX-IST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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