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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNED HAND WITH A LIGHTER. DX. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND, SPRAYED PERFUME BOTTLE AND THEN LIT A LIGH TER POINTED TOWARDS LOWER LEG; 3RD DEGREE LEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT BURNED FINGER WITH LIGHTER 2 DAYS AGO, BLISTERING; 2ND DEGREE F INGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. NO EVIDENCE OF INHALATION OR INJURY URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. NO EVIDENCE OF INHALATION OR IN JURY JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED AST DIGIT ON LIGHTER IN CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS LIGHTING HAIRSPRAY ON FIRE W/LIGHTER. FD NS. DX: FLASH BURN R FACE, CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| SECIND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND - WAS PLAYING WITH HAIR SPRAY AND A LIGHTE R AND BURNED SELF ON FIRE " FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENDANCE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Lighters, Other ranges |
| PT DX AMPUTATION TO RT INDEX THUMB - S/P LIGHTER NEXT TO STOVE GLASS EXPLODED INTO FACE AND RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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