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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,089
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| TOUCHED HOT TORCH WHILE WORKING ON CAR DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| DROPPED TORCH, BURNED LT SIDE OF FACE AND HAND/ 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS AND PALM OF LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 64 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT. STATES CLEANING MECHANICAL PARTS AND A TORCH SET FIRE, FIRE BALL EN GULFED PT. RETIRED. DX. FLASH BURNS TO FACE, LEGS, ARMS. 20 % BSA.NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 43 Y M GOT METAL IN HIS EYE WHEN CUTTING METAL WITH TORCH. NO FDDX: FOR EIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 2% BURN BOTH HANDS.PT HAD A BLOW TORCH EXPLODED AND BURN PTS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| HEMOPHILLIAC WITH RT ELBOW PAIN AFTER LIFTING ACETYLENE TORCH/ RT ELBOW JOINT BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURN FINGERS - PATIENT BURNED HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER FROM HOT METAL WHEN USING A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| LEFT FOREARM BURN.PT PUT DOWN A OXYACETYLENE TORCH AND IT ACCIEDENLY FL EW UP AND BURNED PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| ACUTE 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R EYE AREA, USING TORCH AT HOME FRIDAY SPARK HIT L CORNEA OF R EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 42YO M BURNT HAND WITH PROPANE TORCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| AT HOME AT 1715, BALL JOINT ON CAR BLEW UP WHEN USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH CUTTING FINGERS. DX LACERATIONS OF RIGHT THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| LIFTED HEAVY AIRTANK. FELT PULL & POP. FELL TO KNEES. C/O LOW BACKPA IN. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOM - BURNT BY PROPANE TORCH LAST PM ON HANDS DX - 1 AND 2 DEGREE B URNS TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 50 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: Cutting torches |
| LT 2ND FINGER BURN-AT HOME-TOUCHED A BLOW TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURN STUMP - 32 YOM WAS TRYING TO USE A BLOWTORCH TO REMOVE A PLOW FROM THE CAR AND GOT BURNED ON HIS LEFT STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 17 YO M USING PROPANE TORCH TO MELT CAR PAVEMENT, EXPLODED IN FACE. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYE LIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT HAD AN AIR TANK FALL ON TOE; OPEN FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS UPPER EXTREMETIES/20YOM AT HM WORKING ON CAR, A CETYLENE TORCH CAUGHT ON FIRE (SHIRT) CAUSING BURNS.N/S IF FD IN ATTEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Mattresses |
| USING BLOWTORCH AND SET BED ON FIRE BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE TAKING MATTRESS OUT DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 58 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: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| WORKING AT HOME WITH ACETELINE TORCH THAT EXPLODED AND BURNED ARM,CHEST AND ABDOMEN/NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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