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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 393
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 64 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 LIGHTER FLUID IGNITED AT HOME TODAY AND BURNED HANDS DX// BILAT HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | 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, Cutting torches |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS,ARMS AND BACK.PT USED LIGHTER FLUID AND A BLOW TORCH TO START A FIRE AND IT BURNED PT.NOT FIRE DEPT.THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| TRYING TO BLOW A TIRE OUT BY LIGHTING LIGHTER FLUID INSIDE IT. DX 1-2 DEGREE BURNS# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PT WITH FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AFTER LIGHTING CHARCOAL WITH L IGHTER FLUID AND FLAME CAME BACK AND BURNED PT NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 52 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, Grills |
| PT USING LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT A GRILL AND SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO HANDS AND ARMS NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO L HAND: CAMPING, ATTEMTED TO USE *** LIGHT ER TO WARM SELF, FLUID FORM LIGHTER SPILLED ON HAND & CAUGHT FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL. IT IGNITED AND BURNE D HAND. DX: 2DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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