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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS: PT W US'G AN ACETYLENE TOURCH THIS AFTERNOON, W TO PICK IT UP OFF GROUND & BURNED HIS HAND. BLISTER'G/RADIAL 1/2 DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT SUS BURN TO HAND WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 27 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, Pipes |
| BURNED HAND WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A ROD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED W/PROPANE TORCH. FD NS. DX: L PALM BURN FIRST/SECOND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| HAND BURNED-TOUCHED HOT CUTTING TORCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH A BLOW TORCH. DX. BURN TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 67 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 |
| PT USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME HAD BURNS TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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