Accidents - Lighter fluids - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,643
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	307
Year 1998:	142
Year 1999:	124
Year 2000:	239
Year 2001:	151
Year 2002:	250
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	47
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	168
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	32

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
45 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CAMPFIRE & HAND CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: R HAND SECOND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
2ND DEG BURN. PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON GRILL AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 49 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: Lighter fluids, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY GOT LIGHTER FLUID ON THE HAND WHILE LIGHTING A CA NDLE&BURNED HAND>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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 WITH FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AFTER LIGHTING CHARCOAL WITH L IGHTER FLUID AND FLAME CAME BACK AND BURNED PT NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO L HAND: CAMPING, ATTEMTED TO USE *** LIGHT ER TO WARM SELF, FLUID FORM LIGHTER SPILLED ON HAND & CAUGHT FIRE
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: 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: 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

Date: 04/17/2006	Age: 34 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT OUT CAMPING TRYING TO START A FIRE W/ LIGHTER FLUID AND SOME WENT ON TO PT'S HAND BURNING PT, FD NOT STATED DX:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO START YARD FIRE WHEN THE CONTAINER CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED IN HAND - BURN TO HAND - FIRE DEPT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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, Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURN HAND - 26 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND WHEN CAME IN CONTA CT WITH FLAME OF *** LIGHTER HE WAS FILLING WITH FLUID, HAD SPILLED
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: 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: 11/02/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Matches
HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND,LIT MATCH AND HAND WENT UP IN FLAMES BURNING IT,NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
SUPERIFICIAL BURN L HAND - LIGHTER FLUID IGNITED WHEN ON HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 44 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: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
BURNS ON LT HAND, ARM, & FACE-BURNED WHILE USING LIGHTER FLUID ONCHARCO AL GRILL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters
DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS: REFILLING LIGHTER, GOT FLUID ONBOTH HANDS AND THEY INIGHTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
SPLASH BURN TO LT HAND, LT ARM. LIT FIRE AFTER APPLYING LIGHT FLUID TO WOOD. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT HAND AND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Lighter fluids
29 Y/O C/O BURNED HAND - WITH LIGHTER FLUID, FIRE DEPT WAS NOT INVOLVE D. DX: RIGHT HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 29 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
BURNS L HAND - CAUGHT HAND ON FIRE WHEN FILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT MENTIONED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2000	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2000	Age: 43 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: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1999	Age: 29 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 36 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/1997	Age: 40 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 26 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: Lighter fluids, Hot water
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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