Accidents - Lighter fluids - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,759
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	568
6-15 years old:	294
16-25 years old:	213
26-50 years old:	668
50+ years old:	15

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	488	Hand:	462
Lower Leg:	163	Finger:	137
25 - 50% Body:	129	Face:	101
Ear:	82	Lower Arm:	80
Eyeball:	67	Foot:	30
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
SECOND DEGREE BURNS R LEG - BURNED LEG WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/09/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
TASTED LIGHTER FLUID, SPIT IT OUT VIRAL U R I NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
FACIAL BURN-AT HOME-ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A BRUSH PILE W/ ***'S CAMP OIL- FLAMES HIT PT'S FACE-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Automotive chemicals
CLEANING CAR ENGINE WITH STARTED FLUID-FLASHED IN FACE-FD DID NOT ATTEN DDX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BUILDING A SPUD GUN WHEN LIGHTER FLUID EXPLODED RESULTING IN FLASH BURN S TO FACE;NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear
PT SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO SOCK. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Clothing
FILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID AND SPILLED IT ON HANDS AND CLOTHES AND IT I GNITED WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE BURNING 30% OF BODY,MED FLITE,NO FIRE DE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMT OFLIGHTER FLUID @8:45AM TODAY CHOKED/GAGGED W ITH SOME SPILLING ON SHIRT, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INJESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHT FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHT FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
CHEMICAL BURN LOWER LEG WHEN SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID THAT HE AND COUSIN W ERE PLAYING WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
TREATING SKIN CONDITION WITH MIXTURE OF HERBS AND LIGHTER FLUID CAUSING BURNS TO BODY,FOREARMS AND TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID FOR CHARCOAL. COUGHING. D: INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
POSSIBLE CHEMICAL BURN EAR WHEN PUT LIGHTER FLUID IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT'S NIECE ACCIDENTALLY SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID INTO PATIENT'S LEFT EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR, LIGHTER FLUID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
DRANK LIGHTER FLUID. DX: POISOINING, LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL, FLARED WHEN LIT DX. THIGH BURN
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: 06/25/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
R LOWER LEG BURN/29YOWM PRESENTS WITH LEG BURN, ERYTHEMA W/SOME BLISTER S SINCE USING LIGHTER FLUID 3 DAYS AGO LIGHTING A FIRE.FD NOT IN ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers
PATIENT FOUND WITH CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME, SMELLED OF LIGHTER FLU ID, POSS. CHEMICAL BURNS ON FEET, VOMITING; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
2 YOM DRANK LIGHTER FLUID ACCIDENTAL POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
RTLOWER LEG BURN-STARTED A BRUSH FIRE W/ LIGHTER FLUID-@ HOME-FLAMES HI T LEG-FD NOT STATED
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: 06/11/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
31 Y/O M C/O BURN ON ARMS USING STARTER FLUID TO START WOODPILE. DX: RI GHT HAND, LEFT FOREARM, ADOMEN BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Plastic containers
PT HOLDING PLACTIC BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID WITH FLIP TOP,TOP FLIPPED OP EN AND SPILLED ON PT CLOTHES MOM UNSURE IN PT INGESTED ANY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
LIGHTER FLUID VS. LEG DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
SIBLING GOT LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED IN EYE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV ITIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Held for observation

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: 05/01/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURN R 2ND, 3RD & 4TH FINGERS WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, CO UGHING, GAGGING, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CRAWLED INTO THE GARAGE AND WAS FOUND WITH A HOLIDAY BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID; WITH CAP OPEN. INGESTION OF POISON $
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT COOKING ON B-B-QUE GRILL,REC'ED BURNS TO FACE AND FOREARM FROM LIGHT ER FLUID FLASH FLAME,FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO SET FIRE AND SPRAYED LITER FLUID. DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, 1ST DEGREE TO CHEST AND UPPER ARM.NO FIREDEPA
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: 04/02/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
PT WAS SQUIRTING LIGHTER FLUID INTO BARBEQUE WHICH EXPLODED. NO FD. DX: SECOND & THIRD DEG BURNS 45%TBSA CHEST/FACE/ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 10 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: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PATIENT FOUND WITH DISPOSABLE LIGHTER IN MOUTH, LIGHTER EMPTY OF FLUID , POSSIBLE INGESTION, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
3 Y/O M C/O DRANK LIGHTER FLUID - UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. DX: RIGHT LOWER LOBE PNEUMONITS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURNED FOREARM WITH CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
FOUND PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID, MAY HAVE INGESTED SOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT. RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FINGERS WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BURNED THEM WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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