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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 75 YOF FELL HITTING OXYGEN TANK LAC FOREARM CONTUSION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| CUTTING CONVERT OFF HIS CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, HAD TORCH IN RT HAND AND BURNED FOREARM/ BURN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED FOREARM WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 26 YOM 1ST DEGREE BURN R ARM ON FLAME OF TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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