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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 313
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN TO EYELID, PLAYING WITH LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT AT SCHOOL WITH STUDENT WHO LIT A LIGHTER AND BURNED PT'S FINGERTIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER & LIGHTER FLUID. FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: CORNEAL ABR, DX2: BURN FACE. FIRE DEPT UNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 7 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, Lighter fluids |
| CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER & LIGHTER FLUID. FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: FLASH BURN FACE. FIRE DEPT INVOLV UNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 6 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, Lighter fluids |
| CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER AND LIGHTER FLUID & FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: BURN FACE NEC, CORNEAL ABR. FIRE DEPT UNK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Floors or flooring materials |
| LIGHTER THROWN ON FLOOR AT HOME, EXPLODED, C/O BURN; BURN TO HEAD AND F ACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| LT UPPER ARM BURN-@ HOME-BURNED BY A LIGHTER WHILE PLAYING W/ OTHER KID S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT. WAS USING A FIREWORK STARTER AND BURNED HER CHEEK FIRST DEGREE BURN TO CHEEK - N/S IF FIREWORKS WERE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| CHILD WITH BURNS TO CHEST/NECK/ARM/HAND AFTER IGNITION OF COLOGNE IN BO TTLE WITH LIGHTER. NO OTHER DETAILS. ?FDA. D: 15% BURNS. TRANSFERRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters, Plastic products |
| PLAYING W/ LIGHTER BURNING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WHEN BURNING FRAGMENT STR UCK PT IN THE RT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FACIAL BURN-BURNING LEAVES-FIRE FLASHED IN HIS FACE-@ HOME-STARTED FIRE W/ LIGHTER-FD NOT STATED-TRANSFERRED TO BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighters, Aerosol containers |
| 9 YO BM - 1ST DEGREE BURNS ABDOMEN & L. ARM - FLASH BURNS - FRIEND HELD LIGHTER TO AEROSOL CAN - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEP'T. INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER,TOOK THE SILVER TOP OFF AND TURNED UP THE FLA ME,LIGHTER EXPLODED IN HAND, SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO LT PALM ,FD NOT INVOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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