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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Knives |
| PT INTENTIONALLY BURNED RT FOREARM ON A LIGHT BULB, AFTER A FIGHT WITH MOM, & THREATENED HER WITH A KNIFE. DX; BURN TO RT FOREARM, RAGE ISSUE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HERE FOR PSYCH EVAL- HE ALSO ACCIDENTLY BRUSHED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ONTO A HOT LIGHT BULB. DX 2-3CM- PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM CAUSED BY HOT LIGHT BULB, BLISTERS FORMING. PT WAS TRYING TO TURN OFF A LAMP.DX BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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