Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,494
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	253
6-15 years old:	59
16-25 years old:	304
26-50 years old:	558
50+ years old:	318

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	291	Hand:	245
Finger:	220	Lower Leg:	172
Lower Arm:	144	Foot:	69
Eyeball:	64	Upper Trunk:	59
Unkown:	58	Ear:	58
Upper Arm:	52	All Of Body:	32
Internal:	15	Mouth:	6

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: 11/10/2004	Age: 22 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
FACIAL BURN.PT WAS USING A TORCH AND BURNED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURN TO CHEST WHEN BURNING FUEL CAUGHT ON FIRE FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 39 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
LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A TORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
GLASS HURRICANE LAMP FELL ON NOSE DX: NASAL FX. / NOSE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS WASHING KEROSENE LANTERN & WAS CUT. DX: 2 CM R HAND LAC W/EXTENSOR TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Nonglass bottles or jars
PT'S MOM FOUND HIM WITH A BOTTLE OF CITRONELLA OIL&THOUGHT HE INGESTED SOME, SUSTAINED " INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
HIT FOREARM ON SHARP LANTERN LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
*** LANTERN BLEW UP WHILE LIGHTING IT, BURNS TO FACE & ARMS (NO FIRE DE PT) DX TINY SECOND DEGREE BURN R EAR, SINGE FACE & SCALP HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
EXPOSED TO METH LAB, PT ON 2ND LEVEL OF HOUSE EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT FRO M *** LANTERN BLOWING UP (NO FIRE DEPT ON SCENE) DX WELL CHILD
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: 08/14/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT FELL AND HIT LANTERN LAST NIGHT WHEN CAMPING, BROKE FRONT TOOTH 2 SMALL FRAGMENTS OF ENAMEL RECOVERED BY PT; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
STRUCK WITH TIKI TORCH - PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	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 ARM UPPER ON CITRONELLA TORCH BURN LEFT WUPPER ARM SECON D DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED 3 DAYS AGO ON TORCH AT CAMP SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
IN CAR SEAT CRUNCHING ON SMALL PIECE OF HURRICANE GLASS AND SWALLOWED A SMALL AMOUNT OF IT
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED ARM LIGHTING A TORCH DX: L FOREARM BURN
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: 07/04/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Eye protection devices
USING TORCH & FELT SPARKS FLASH BACK ON CHEEK WEARING GOGGLES REDNESS IN L) EYE DX FLASH BURN TO FACE & EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS CAMPING AND TRIED TO CATCH A PROPANE LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND
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: 06/01/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT EXPOSED TO BURNING OF CITRONELLA AND HICKORY CHIPS LAST NIGHT A T HOME, NOW WITH FACIAL/NECK RASH FACIAL SWELLING; ALLERGIC REACTION
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

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
1Y 8MOWF WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY A *** LANTERN. MOM STATES PT'S BROT HER DID IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A TIKI LAMP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PT C/O PROPANE GAS IN BOTH EYES WAS FILLING TANKLS C/O FB IN BILATERAL EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 22 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: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
22 YOM USING A FLAME TORCH, ACCIDENTALLY BURNED RT FOOT-DX PARTIAL THICKNESS 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOOT- NO FD INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Kerosene
PT WAS PLAYING WITH KEROSENE LAMP, MOM YELLED AT PT TO STOP, PT GOT SCA RED AND SPILLED KEROSENE ON FACE, DX POSS KEROSENE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT. HAD BURN TO FACE, CHEST, ARM AND EAR - STATES A *** GAS LANTERN BLE W UP - NO FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 4 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
BURNED HANDS WHEN GRABBED PROPANE LANTERN WHEN CAMPING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear
PT PUTTING FUEL IN KEROSINE LAMP SPILLED SOME ON PANT LEG WHEN LIT THE LAMP HIS PANTS IGNITED TOO 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT LEG NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
FLASH BURN EYE - 12 YOM WAS STANDING NEAR A PROPANE TORCH AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE WHEN TORCH WAS TURNED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT. BURNED BY A KEROSENE LAMP. DX. BURNS R SIDE OF BODY (RIB AREA, R T HIGH, UNDER R ARM) LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AT SCHOOL. DX: L HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 41 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gas furnaces
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS FOREARM AS A RESULT OF DROPPING A PROPANE TO RCH AS HE WAS LIGHTING A GAS FURNACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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