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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Foods |
| SMOKING TURKEY ACCIDENTLY PUT LIGHTER FLUID ON TURKEY SPLASHED IN FACE BURN FIRST DEGREE RIGHT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 31 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, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER OIL TO GET RID OF BOURGEON IN CHIMNEY AND WAS HIT W/FLAME WHEN SHE TURNED ON LIGHTER. DX: BURN FACE/ARM 1/2 DEG, FD NS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BURNS TO FACE AND HAND WHEN LIT A PILE OF WOOD WITH LIGHTER FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 17 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| USING LIGHTER FLUID TO IGNITE GRILL FLASH BURN TO FOREHEADNO FD INVOLV ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| 48 YO FLASH BURN TO FACE POURING LIGHTER FLUID ONTO GRILL BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Alcohol |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND WANTED TO SHOW A FRIEND A TRICK SQUIRTED LIGHT ER FLUID ON A BONFIRE AND FLAME CAME BACK AND BURNED HIS FACE NO F/D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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