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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 456
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 46 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT WRIST ON BLOW TORCH FIRST DEGREE BURN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT PLAYING AROUND THE FARM AND KNOCKED OVER AN ACETYLENE TANK & TRIED T O CATCH IT.DX L WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING TORCH @ HOME BURNED LT WRIST DX 2ND AND ? SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT INJURED MOVING OXYGEN TANK; FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT DRAGGED TORCH ACROSS WRIST C/O BUING AND PAIN SECOND DEGREE BURN LEF T WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING CUTTING TOURCH AT HOME AND BURNED IS WRIST. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN FROM CUTTING TORCH. FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/1999 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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