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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| PT USING "BLOW TORCH" & IT FLARED UP A PARTICLE INTO (L) EYE DX;# CO NJUNCTIVAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| WRIST BURN-WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH AT HOME AND BURNT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| ACC GRABBED A HEATED PROPANE TORCH AFTER USING >>HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Torches |
| PT FOUND IN BACKYARD W/OPEN *** FUEL CONTAINER AND SMELLED OF THE FUEL, NOW W/VOMITING AND HAD DIFF BREATHING; POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| USING A TORCH, IT CAME APART AND BURNED PATIENT'S HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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