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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Plastic bags |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS ( L HAND/FOOT): TOOK LIGHTER FOR PROPANE GRILL, LITA A POTATO CHIP BAG W MELTED TO L FOOT & L HAND. SM BLISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BAR B QUE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOW ER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PLAYING W LIGHTER AT HOME TRYING TO LIGHT CANDLE WHEN LAC R THUMB DX LAC R THUMB 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Day wear |
| SET CLOTHES ON FIRE W/GRILL LIGHTER-SISTER PUT WATER ON PT-BLISTERS/RED SKIN ABD @PANT LINE IN HORIZONTAL LINE/2ND DEG BURN FINGER MULTI , FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Day wear |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER AND CAUGHT PANT LEG ON FIRE. +FD. DX: SECOND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WALKED INTO HOT CHARCOAL STARTED, & BURNED LT CALF AREA DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 8 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Chairs |
| BURNED FACE WHEN SIBLING THREW LIGHTER ON CHAIR AND CAUGHT IT FIRE, THE N BURNING HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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