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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 244
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 24 YO FEMALE BURN TO RT HAND WHILE USING LIGHTER FLUID TO START FIRE IN WOOD HEATER NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 52YOM BRUNED HAND WHILE TRYING TO FILL *** DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 45 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID ON CAMPFIRE & HAND CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: R HAND SECOND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 24 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 24YOM WAS TRYING TO USE LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT A ARTIFICIAL LOG AND LOG EXPLODED, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND 1ST DEGREE TO 5 % OF BODY, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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