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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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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 |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PART.THICK BURNS FACE:51YOM TRYING TO START ***,PLUGS OUT,CLEANED, STRUCK LIGHTER TO SEE IF GAS IN PISTON HOLES,BLEW UP,BURNED FACE,NO F.D |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| 54 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER 1 WK AGO AND THUMB BECAME PAINFUL. DX: R THUMB PARONYCHIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| 60YOM HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A LIGHTER. DX. FACE ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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