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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 584
See also: Other years, Other products.
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: 11/27/2007 | Age: 37 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 |
| BURN ARM ON BLOW TORCH TO MELT STEEL BURN LEFT UPPER ARM 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT SAVING FAMILY FROM BURNING HOUSE BURNS TO FACE, NECK, CHEST BACK, DX; BURNS + FOR FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| DRANK *** FUEL POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON CHIN WITH A TORCH OF SOME TYPE WHILE WITH MOM WHO LIVES OUT OF STATE, DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, CRUSTY SCAB; HEALING BURN |
| 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: 06/04/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF FACE - PT GOT BEAT UP BY 2 KIDS,DIRECT BLOW INSCHOOL , HIT IN THE FACE BY "***". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LIGHTING A PROPANE BBQ PIT FLAMMED UP NO FIRE DEPT INFO LISTED IN MED CHART PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BILATERAL FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 26 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON BAMBOO TORCH-@ HOME |
| 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 |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT HAD A OIL LAMP EXPLODE - BURN TO CHEST AND FACE FROM OIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| WHILE AT *** A METAL TIKI TORCH FELL STRIKING PATIENT ON THE FOREHEADDX -CHI, CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT PASSED OUT IN CLASS WHEN WORKING WITH BURNER DX:SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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