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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 05/18/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON GAS LANTERN/HEADACHE |
| 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: 02/05/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON A TIKI TORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SCALP LACERATED WHEN HIT WITH A TIKI TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 70 YO - DX: LACERATION OF SCALP - OIL LAMP FELL OFF CABINET AND HIT HI M ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY A BRASS LANTERN OR AN ANCHOR AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/1998 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1997 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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