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Accidents - Matches - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
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Date: 11/14/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
LIT MATCH & THREW IT INTO FUEL DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT. HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND STRATED A FIRE IN A TRASH CAN, TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT AND BURNED LT HAND, FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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