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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Pressurized containers |
| HAND BURN-HAD CO2 CANISTER LEAKED LIQUID ON HAND-CAUSED BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Pressurized containers |
| THREW COMPRESSED AIR CAN IN FIRE,EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE BURNS TO FAC E * NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Pressurized containers, Gun powder or ammunition |
| EXPERIMENTING W/GUNPOWDER AND CO2 CANNISTER , SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED IN HAND AT HOME,MAY HAVE BEEN MAKING BOMBS; 1/2/3RD FINGER AMPUTATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pressurized containers, Tapes |
| PT SUSTAINED SHRAPNEL IN A LOWER LEG FROM AN EXPLODED CO2 CARTRIDGE WRA PPED IN TAPE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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