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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 462
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 12 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME AND REPORT LIGHTER FLUID ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE - PATIENT SMOTHERED FLAMES - FILLING A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Gas or LP grills or stoves |
| USED LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT STOVE DX: SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO HAND UNKNOWN IF FIRE WAS INVOLVED OR FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| SUPERIFICIAL BURN L HAND - LIGHTER FLUID IGNITED WHEN ON HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 44 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: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| BURNS ON LT HAND, ARM, & FACE-BURNED WHILE USING LIGHTER FLUID ONCHARCO AL GRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 29 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: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS: REFILLING LIGHTER, GOT FLUID ONBOTH HANDS AND THEY INIGHTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| SPLASH BURN TO LT HAND, LT ARM. LIT FIRE AFTER APPLYING LIGHT FLUID TO WOOD. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT HAND AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| BURN INJURY HAND - BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A GRILL WITH CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 20 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, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND FROM LIGHTER FLUID ON 3/28. NO OTHER DETAILS. D: BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 29 Y/O C/O BURNED HAND - WITH LIGHTER FLUID, FIRE DEPT WAS NOT INVOLVE D. DX: RIGHT HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| BURNS L HAND - CAUGHT HAND ON FIRE WHEN FILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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