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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 44
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE USING MATCHES TO LIGHT CIGARETTE. DX: L FOURTH FINGER 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A MATCH RIIGHT EYE PAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RT 2ND FINGER - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT FNGER IN FLAME AS SHE WAS TRYING TO LIGHT MATCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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