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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 866
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 24YOF, CUT LOWER LEG ON OIL LAMP GLOBE, LAC. L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 48 YO F TRYING TO LIGHT OIL LAMP WITH LIGHTER, BURNED HAND. DX 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 6 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, Grills |
| PT. HAD A STRIKER CONTAINING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BUTANE FALL ONTO THE BAR BEQUE & EXPLODE ONTO THE PATIENT DX: 1 DEG. & 2ND DEG BURNS FACE/NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT GRABBED A HOT KEROSENE LAMP AND BURNED HIS R HAND. BURNS TO PALM AND FINGERS. BLISTERING. DX THERMAL BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS INVOLVED IN A THUNDER STORM POWER OUTAGE SHE WAS WALIING WITH A KEROSENE LAMP AND FELL FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| CAMPING WITH FAMILY&ACC GRABBED HOT *** LANTERN BURNING HAND >>BURN >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| PT DRANK ABOUT 1/4 CUP OF CITRONELLA TORCH FLUID DX- INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| BURN R HAND W/A TORCH DX BURN R HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WITH SOME FRIENDS AT HOME & A GAS LANTERN EXPLODED, A PIECE OF GLASS STRUCK HIS HEAD. DX - LT SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT TRYING TO GET THE WICK OUT OF A TIKI TORCH AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 2 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 HAND ON LANTERN WHILE CAMPING SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STUMMBLED-AND GRABBED HOT LANTERN-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Workshop furnishings |
| BURN BACK ON A TORCH ON A WORKBENCH IN GARAGE BURNS SECOND DEGREE LEFT UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 3 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, Fishing |
| PT FISHING IN THE DARK WITH FATHER AND TOUCHED LEFT HAND AGAINST AN OI L LANTERN SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| USING BUTANE AND BURNS TO HAND, DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER NEAR CANDLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURN FACE & BILAT ARMS 2% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN CHAIR W/PROPANE TORCH BETWEEN LEGS FOR WARMTH IN FRIEND'S GARAGE & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: PT BURNS THIGHS GENITA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES 5 DAYS AGO WAS USING A "BLOW-TORCH" AND BURNED RIGHT LEG DX 3 CM CIRCULAR AREA RIGHT LOWER LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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