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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCKS AND LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 14 YOMC WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND GOT BURNED WHEN IT SPILLED ON HIS ANKLE/ 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT HAD LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND BURNED LT. HAND,THUMB,1ST 2 FINGER. DX. BURN SECOND DEGREE, LESS THAN 1 % TBA, LT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| WHILE FILLING LIGHTER, LIT IT DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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