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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT SQUIRTING LIGHTER FLUID ON A FIRE WHEN IT FLARED UP SUSTAINED THERMA L BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FRIEND DIPPED CANDLE IN & LIT IT & BURNED LOWER LEGS,BURNS AND BLISTERS ,NO FD NEEDED# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 12 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| 12 YO HAD LIGHTER FLUID THROWN ON LEG AND LITE W/MATCH BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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