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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Pubic Region:136Hand:71
Finger:68Face:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
HAD KEROSENE OIL PLACED ON GENITAL AREA FOR RED BUGS AND BURNED AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PUT KEROSENE ON PUBIC AREA TO KILL RED BUGS AND BURNED AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
CUT FACE WHEN HIT WITH LANTERN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT. BURNED FINGER WITH A HOT TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Snowmobiles
15 YOMC WAS HEATING A A STEEL BAR ON HIS SNOWMOBILE AND BURNED HIS L. H AND/ BURN L. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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