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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE HELPING FRIEND LIGHT A PROPANE TORCH. DX: L PALM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON A BROKEN GLASS OIL LAMP LAC ERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A TORCH AND BURNED BOTH HANDS. NO FD ATTENDED. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 16 months | 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 GRABBED *** LANTERN WHILE CAMPING. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND. DX: 2ND DEG BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 51 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 |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED HOT LANTERN-@ CAMP SITE-@ CONCERT @ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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