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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 55 YO F, C/O BURN TO LEFT HAND, WAS REFILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID WHEN T HE LIGHTER LIT BURST INTO FLAMES, FD NOT NOTEDDX 2ND DEG BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 67YOF ATTEMPTING TO REFILL A BUTANE LIGHTER WHEN SHE SET HER HAND ON FIRE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT HAND, NO FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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