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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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 |
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