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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS CAUGHT FIRE WHEN PT STRUCK FLINT ON LIGHTER. FD NS. DX: BILAT PALM BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 2% BURN LEFT HAND.PT PUT CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID ON A FIRE AND IT FLASHE D AND BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME TRYING TO START A FIRE WHEN HE SUSTA INEDA THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| 67 YO BM - 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS, FINGERS, & ABDOMEN - FLAMES FROM LIGHTER FLUID WHICH WAS PUT ON CHARCOAL NO MENTION OF FIRE DEP'T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BURN TO HAND FROM LIGHTER FLUID NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL BAR-B-QUE,EXPLODED IN FRONT OF PT. 5%TSBA,1ST & 2ND DEGREE FACE,2ND & 3RD DEGREE HANDS BURNS-NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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