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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 602
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 40 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| ATTEMPTED TO THAW CAR DOOR LOCK USING STARTER FLUID. LIT STARTER FLUID AND BURNT SELF. DX: FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. NO FIRE DEPT. |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/18/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| *** LIGHTER FUEL BLEW UP AND BURNED R LOWER ARM,NOT REQUIRE FIRE DEPT. PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 34 YOWM ETOH ON BREATH. "SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON ARM AND ARM WAS LIT O N FIRE.". DX. BURN L FOREARM. NO FD INVOLVEMENT-NO FD ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2000 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1999 | Age: 30 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, Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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