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Accidents - Matches - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:76Ear:60
Upper Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/08/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
A MATCH BROKE OFF IN PTS EAR WHILE PT WAS TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
PT DX EARACHE - PT STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN HER EAR AND KITCHEN MATCHES STICK TO EAR LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT DX RT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O A PIECE OF MATCH STICK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT DX LT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O " A MATCH IS STUCK IN MY LT EAR"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Day wear
79 YO MALE LIT MATCH TO LIGHT CIGAR AND CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIREBURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
ACC STRUCK ONTO EYE C A MATCH " EYE PAIN"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/24/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN EYE SINCE LIGHTING A MATCH. DX. L EYE FOREIG N BODY SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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