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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves, Cutting torches |
| PT USED WELDING TORCH TO LIGHT A PROPANE STOVE, FIRE FLASHED, FIRE DEPT NOT CALLED, PT BURNED FINGERS. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - PATIENT AT HOME TRIPPED INTO GAS GRILL AND FELL T O GROUND SUSTAINING A SPLINTER TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PT LACERATED THUMB MOVING GAS GRILL, LACERATION R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| PLAYING WITH UNCLE AND BURNED HAND ON GAS HEATING STOVE AT HOME. DX: B URNS TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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