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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 06/21/2002 | 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: 06/06/2002 | 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 |
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