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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,237
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 49 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN HAND - 49 YOM BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND ON A TORCH TONIGHT, SMELLS OFE TOH, ADMITS TOO MANY DRINKS, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 14 months | 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, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED HER HAND ON A LANTERN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED LEFT UPPER ARM ON CITRONELLA TORCH BURN L ARM SECOND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SKIN RASH CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS HE SPILLED CITRONELLA OIL ON CHEST AN D ABDOMEN - AREA ITCHY AND RED - CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| POISONING; KAROSINE LAMP FLUID IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Camping equipment |
| DX: 10% 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO CHEST AND ARMS. WHILE IN TENT 2 WKS AGO BURNED BY LANTERN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| STRUCK IN FACE BY BAMBOO TORCH THROWN BY ANOTHER CHILD AT HOME; LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 52 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| DX LEFT HAND BURN: GRABBED TOP OF *** LANTERN TO MOVE OUT OF WAY, BURN ED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURN TO LEFT FINGERS ON TORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 2% BURN RT HAND.PT BURNED HAND ON A TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE DROPPED A KEROSENE LAMP AND IT CUT HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH BUTANE TORCH DX: BURNED TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HAD KEROSENE OIL PLACED ON GENITAL AREA FOR RED BUGS AND BURNED AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PUT KEROSENE ON PUBIC AREA TO KILL RED BUGS AND BURNED AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON A LANTERN RIGTH 2ND FINGER LACERATION 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CUT FACE WHEN HIT WITH LANTERN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNT ON TIKI TORCH - FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE BY A TORCH. DX FACE BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT GOT SPLINTER FROM BAMBOO TORCH. DX: FB R THIRD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING A LANTERN LOST GRIP AND DROPPED IT ATTEMPTED TO CATCH AND GLASS BROKE AND CUT HER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 19 YOM WORKING ON DERBY CAR USING A TORCH AND BURNED DORSAL OF RT THUMB-DX BURN TO DORSAL RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. BURNED FINGER WITH A HOT TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lamp oils |
| PATIENT WAS FILLING A *** LANTERN WHEN HIS HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT MIDLE FINGER, RT. FINGER, RT. LITTLE FINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HAND BURN-AT HOME-USING PROPANE TORCH W/ A FAULTY VALVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH FALLING GLASS OIL LANTERN. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L SECOND & THIRD FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| USING A BLOW TORCHBURN RIGHT FOREARM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT CUT LEFT HAND ON A BAMBOO TORCH AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Snowmobiles |
| 15 YOMC WAS HEATING A A STEEL BAR ON HIS SNOWMOBILE AND BURNED HIS L. H AND/ BURN L. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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