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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 6 YOM, HIT HEAD ON AIRTANK AT HOME, HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches, Ceilings and walls |
| CARRYING A WELDING TANK TRIPPED HIT WALL TANK FELL ON PT. DX RIB CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | 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: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HAND ON ACETYLENE TORCH PREVIOUS DAY SECOND DEGREE THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PATIENT BURNED THUMB WHEN PLAYING WITH PROPANE TORCH LAST WEEK, SEEN BY PRIMARY DR., NOW WITH RED STREAK UP ARM TO ARMPIT; THUMB BURN W/INFECT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | 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: Cutting torches, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT LIGHTING ACETYLENE WELDING TORCH WHEN IT BLEW UP/FLASHED IN HAND WHE N WORKING ON DIRT BIKE MUFFLER; 3RD DEGREE BURN OVER HAND/FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT PLAYING AROUND THE FARM AND KNOCKED OVER AN ACETYLENE TANK & TRIED T O CATCH IT.DX L WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT GOT BURNED IN THE FACE / HAIR WITH A BLOW TORCH AT HOME; C/O BLURRE D VISION TO RIGHT EYE. D: BURNS TO FACIAL HAIR; RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| *15YOF DROPPED SMALL PORTABLE O2 TANK ON R 2ND TOE DX: FX R2ND TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/18/2000 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches, Welding equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1999 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Gasoline |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/22/1998 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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