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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| 1 DEGREE BURN L ARM & NECK; PT POURED CHARCOAL LIGHTER ON HIS SMOKER &I T FLASHED, BURNING HIM ( NO FIRE DEPT INFO CHARTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 27 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID ON HOT COALS, FLAMES BURNED ARM, NO F.D. ATTEN DANCE NOTED IN ER RECORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS FILLING HIS LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE C AUSING A BURN TO HIS LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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