Accidents - Lighter fluids - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,333
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1999:	112
Year 2000:	138
Year 2002:	80
Year 2003:	152
Year 2004:	155
Year 2005:	30
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	250
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	212
Year 2010:	21

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	251
16-25 years old:	392
26-50 years old:	602
50+ years old:	85

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
7 YR M HAD OPEN FLAME AT FAMILY COOKOUT AND HE POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON IT;DX BURNED LOWER ARM. ? FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
22 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT CHARCOAL GRILL & IT FLAMED UP. FD NS. DX: L ARM BURN 4% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
ATTEMPTED TO THAW CAR DOOR LOCK USING STARTER FLUID. LIT STARTER FLUID AND BURNT SELF. DX: FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM. NO FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
FOREARM CHEMICAL BURN-SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON CAST ON ARM-FELT BURNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
USING LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT FIRE AT HOME SUST BURN TO R FOREARM DX 1ST DEG BURN R FOREARM FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
RT LOWER ARM BURN.PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON FIRE AND IT FLASHED.NO F IRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 20 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
R ARM BURN/20YOM ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT FIRE,HAD SPILLED STARTER FLUID ON ARM.THOUGHT FLUID WAS WASHED OFF.LIT FIRE AND ARM CAUGHT FIRE.NO F.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 65 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, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL WHILE USING A WALKER AFTER USING LIGHTER FLUID TO TREAT POISON OAK, PT TRIED TO SEAR ARM, DX DECREASED LOC, BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
20-29% BSA BURN ON LOWER ARM-"PUT TOO MUCH LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL GRILL"-@ HOME-FD NOT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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, Day wear
FOREARM & ABD BURNS-USING A BUTANE LIGHTER-LIQUID FLUID GOT ON HIS SHIR T-SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN HE LIT LIGHTER-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT BURNT HAND WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHILE LIGHTING GRILL AT HOME DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Basketball
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM & LUE <5% BSA:BURNING GARBAGE PILE,FIRE IGNITED BY SM.AMT.LIGHTER FLUID,BASKETBALL ON BOTTOM OF PILE BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
1ST DEG BURN TO ARM PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON A CHARCOAL GRILL AND IT FLARED UP BURNING PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT WAS TRYING TO BLOW FLAME W/LIGHTER FLUID IN MOUTH & WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: FIRST DEG BURN R FACE, SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
*** LIGHTER FUEL BLEW UP AND BURNED R LOWER ARM,NOT REQUIRE FIRE DEPT. PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT BURNS TO ARMS. PT SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO ARMS AND IT IGNITED, PT WAS POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
34 YOWM ETOH ON BREATH. "SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON ARM AND ARM WAS LIT O N FIRE.". DX. BURN L FOREARM. NO FD INVOLVEMENT-NO FD ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT COOKING ON B-B-QUE GRILL,REC'ED BURNS TO FACE AND FOREARM FROM LIGHT ER FLUID FLASH FLAME,FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO SET FIRE AND SPRAYED LITER FLUID. DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, 1ST DEGREE TO CHEST AND UPPER ARM.NO FIREDEPA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURNED FOREARM WITH CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2000	Age: 21 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1999	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1999	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1997	Age: 18 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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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