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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURN TO (L) ARM. DROPPED A MATCH ON IT 3 DAYS AGO. 1CM ULCER W/ 2CMZONE OF ERYTHEMA DX: BURN- 3 DEGREE (L) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL BURN- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE STRUCK A MATCH AND THE LIT MATCH TIP W ENT INTO HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| THOUGHT HE HAD A TICK, GIRLFRIEND PLACED HOT MATCH HEAD TO SEVERAL SPOTS ON NECK DX: BURN NECK SECONDARY TO MATCH, INFECTION SECONDARY #1 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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