Accidents - Lighter fluids - Year 2009 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 764
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID WELL BABY EXAM/ POSSIBLE POISONOUS INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
2YOM AT BARBEQUE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN GRABBED LIGHTER FLUID FROM GRIL L. FLUID IN METAL TIN & CHILD INHALED FUMES. DX:HYDROCARBON INHALATION.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PT GRABBED OPENED LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED SOME INTO MOUTH. SPIT OUT A MOUTHFUL, COUGHED. HAS BEEN AT BASELINE SINCE. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID POISONING
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
PATIENT FOUND WITH OPEN BOTTLE OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, SOAKING SHIRT , TONGUE IN OPEN BOTTLE, GAGGED, NO VOMITING; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
CHILD DRANK 5-10ML OF LIGHTER FLUID WHICH HAD BEEN PUT IN A WATER BOTTL E IN ORDER TO APPLY IT TO GRILL. VOMITED 2X. DX:LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
PT GOT INTO A BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID FUND SUCKING ON IT POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers
PT SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID FROM CAN. DX: HYDROCARBON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
DX: OUTSIDE PLAYING W/ BRO WHEN MOM NOTICED PT. CHOKING. COUGHING FROM DRINKING LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLIUID, DX ACCIENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID WHEN DAD SET IT EOWN WHEN GRILLING;DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
MOM FOUND PT IN BACKYARD PLAYING W/ LIGHTER FLUID. SMELLED FLUID ON PTS BREATH. ADMITTED TO DRINKING 2 SIPS. NO SYMPTOMS. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PTS SIBLING ACCID SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID IN PTS MOUTH. IMMED VOMITED X 2. NOW COUGHING ALOT. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
217YMC FOUND WITH OPENED CAN OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID AND SOME SPILLED ON HIM UNSURE IF SWALLOWED/POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear
PT FOUND W/BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID W/PUDDLE ON GROUND AND FLUID ON SHIR T, UNSURE IF DRANK ANY, NOW ASYMPTOMATIC; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
FAMILY WAS HAVING BARBEQUE AT HOUSE. FOUND PT DRINKING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. SMALL AMT. PT COGHED, VOMITED X 2. NO SYMP NOW. DX INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PT **** LIGHTER FLUID, DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PT DRANK LIGHTER FLUID APPROX 20 MINUTES AGO ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD WAS FOUND WITH LIGFHTER FLUID AND IT WAS ALL OVER HIS CLOTHING DX: HYDEOCARBON INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
CHILD DRANK LIGHTER FLUID; DX; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
PT WAS FOUND WITH A BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID IN MOUTH POSSIBLE FLUID IN GESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers
CHILD INGESTED BBQ LIGHTER FLUID FROM CAN THAT WAS ON BACK PATIO. LETHA RGIC, HYPOXIC. D:LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
PATIENT TIPPED LIGHTER FLUID BOTTLE UP TO MOUTH, MOM UNSURE IF ANY INGE STED, COUGHED; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
AT HOME- INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID, WAS FOUND DRINKING IT- UNSURE OF AMT. GAGGING & COUGHING. DX; INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID FROM A BOTTLE;DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGEST LIGHTER FLUID, DX; LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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