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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 190
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 27 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND,LIT MATCH AND HAND WENT UP IN FLAMES BURNING IT,NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| CHILD POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND AND LIT IT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND: FILLING CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID, GOT SOME ON HANDS, WENT TO LIGHT LIGHTER, HAND ON FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| WHILE FILLING LIGHTER, LIT IT DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT PALM OF HAND AFTER HAVING LIGHTER FLUID POURED ON PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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