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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:226Lower Arm:137
Finger:121Wrist:106
Face:100Eyeball:83
Upper Arm:67All Of Body:15
Mouth:15Head:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT INJURED WHEN MOVING LID TO CHINESE LANTERN AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO G ROUND INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
46 YEAR OLD MALE EYE PAIN USING A TORCH AND DIDN'T WEAR PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY A BRASS LANTERN OR AN ANCHOR AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
LT FACIAL LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE-GOT HIT W/A FALLING LANTERN ON A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED ACC. BY AN ORNAMENTAL TORCH ACROSS LT. CHEEK AND SIDE OF NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT BURNED RIGHT HAND ON A "CITRONELLA TORCH" AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT BURNED BY *** LATERN AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT UPPE R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT. TRIPPPED AND FELL AND R WRIST LANDED ON A KEROSENE LANTERN. DX. LA C R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURN WRIST - PATIENT WAS BURNED WITH A TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
42 Y/O M INJURED PALM OF L HAND WHEN USING TORCH AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2002Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Containers
TOXIC INGESTION - INGESTED TORCH FUEL FROM A BOTTLE TRIED TO INDUCE VOM ITING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
17 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN BURNED IT ON LANTERN WHILE CAMPING IN ***. DX'; BURN R FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS CAMPING WITH PARENTS AND KNOCKED OVER A LANTERN AND BURNT HER LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE DEPARTEMENT INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BUMPED INTO *** LANTERN BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
CHILD TOUCHED A *** LANTERN AND BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
WAS RUNNING WITH A CHEM LIGHT IN MOUTH AND FELL, CUT TOP OF MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
TORCH BLEW UP IN PT'S HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Nightwear
2% SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, LIGHTING AN OIL LAMP AND HER ROBE CAUGH T FIRE, USING IT FOR LIGHT%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT GLASS LANTERN, 2ND DEGREE R THUMB BURN 1S T AND 2ND DEGREE BURN INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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