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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 55 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 55 YOF WAS CLEANING A HURRICANE LAMP AND LACERATED HER RIGHT THUMB ON A SHARP EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 72 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, Glass soft drink bottles |
| OIL WICK LAMP FELL DURING POWER OUTAGE - LANDED ON GLASS SOFT DRINK BOTTLE - THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. BURNED HAND WITH PROPANE TORCH- THE TORCH LEAKED AT THE HANDLE, BURNING PT'S THUMB. DX: FLAME BURN TO LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| MOVING OIL LAMP - IT BROKE - LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN FINGERS - CHILD BURNED FINGERS OF LEFT HAND ON A HOT *** LANTERN J UST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - AT HOME - BLISTERS ON PADS OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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