Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	17
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	39
Year 2004:	52
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	69

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	158
26-50 years old:	86
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 05/30/2006	Age: 64 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
RT UPPER EXTREMITY BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK AND IT FLASHED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 21 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
PT BURNED LEFT ARM UPPER ON CITRONELLA TORCH BURN LEFT WUPPER ARM SECON D DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 21 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
PT BURNED LEFT UPPER ARM ON CITRONELLA TORCH BURN L ARM SECOND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 22 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
PATIENT BURNED BY *** LATERN AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT UPPE R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2000	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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