Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,994
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	239
Year 1998:	254
Year 1999:	268
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	178
Year 2002:	55
Year 2003:	281
Year 2004:	59
Year 2005:	74
Year 2006:	144
Year 2007:	20
Year 2008:	158
Year 2009:	161
Year 2010:	12

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	597	Finger:	409
Face:	173	Upper Leg:	145
Pubic Region:	136	Head:	100
Foot:	86	All Of Body:	74
Lower Leg:	72	Knee:	66
Wrist:	66	Lower Arm:	36
Eyeball:	16	Mouth:	6
25 - 50% Body:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gasoline
10YOM; PT WAS PLAYING W/ A TIKI TORCH HE POURED GASOLINE ON IT & IT L LIT- BURNS TO FACE. D: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/EARS - NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
13YOM BURN LEG CITRONELLA CANDLE STARTED GRASS FIRE HAD FLAME HIT HIS L EG CAUSING BURN TO LOWER LEG NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Grills
PT. HAD A STRIKER CONTAINING A SMALL AMOUNT OF BUTANE FALL ONTO THE BAR BEQUE & EXPLODE ONTO THE PATIENT DX: 1 DEG. & 2ND DEG BURNS FACE/NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT GRABBED A HOT KEROSENE LAMP AND BURNED HIS R HAND. BURNS TO PALM AND FINGERS. BLISTERING. DX THERMAL BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS WITH SOME FRIENDS AT HOME & A GAS LANTERN EXPLODED, A PIECE OF GLASS STRUCK HIS HEAD. DX - LT SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT STUMMBLED-AND GRABBED HOT LANTERN-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 12 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-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS AT HOME, DROPPED A LANTERN ON FOOT CAUSING A BURN TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT C/O LFT HAND BURN WITH HOT LANTERN. DX BURN LFT HAND 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
15 YO MALE DROPPED A GLASS OIL BURNER LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT HIT ON CHIN WITH A TORCH OF SOME TYPE WHILE WITH MOM WHO LIVES OUT OF STATE, DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, CRUSTY SCAB; HEALING BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT DX CONTUSION OF FACE - PT GOT BEAT UP BY 2 KIDS,DIRECT BLOW INSCHOOL , HIT IN THE FACE BY "***".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear
PT WAS WITH NEIGHBOR LIGHTING PROPANE SOURCE, CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE, RECIEVED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT THIGH, NO FIRED DEPT INV.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT CAUGHT TIKI TORCH THAT WAS THROWN, LARGE WOOD SPLINTER EMBEDDED IN HAND AT HOME; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
HIT HEAD ON A TIKI TORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE DX: SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
SCALP LACERATED WHEN HIT WITH A TIKI TORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT AT HOME CUT R KNEE ON TIKI TORCH DX 1CM LAC R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT FELL AND HIT LANTERN LAST NIGHT WHEN CAMPING, BROKE FRONT TOOTH 2 SMALL FRAGMENTS OF ENAMEL RECOVERED BY PT; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT EXPOSED TO BURNING OF CITRONELLA AND HICKORY CHIPS LAST NIGHT A T HOME, NOW WITH FACIAL/NECK RASH FACIAL SWELLING; ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
FLASH BURN EYE - 12 YOM WAS STANDING NEAR A PROPANE TORCH AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE WHEN TORCH WAS TURNED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AT SCHOOL. DX: L HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: 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: 06/18/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: 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: 06/08/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
CUT FACE WHEN HIT WITH LANTERN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 01/20/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
LT FACIAL LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE-GOT HIT W/A FALLING LANTERN ON A POLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT GLASS LANTERN, 2ND DEGREE R THUMB BURN 1S T AND 2ND DEGREE BURN INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2000	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Other plastic products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1998	Age: 13 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1998	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1997	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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