Accidents - Matches - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,579
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1998:	103
Year 1999:	204
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	105
Year 2002:	160
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	176
Year 2005:	156
Year 2006:	195
Year 2007:	152
Year 2008:	44
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	144

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	549	Ear:	303
Face:	293	Hand:	127
Lower Arm:	87	Neck:	76
Finger:	46	Upper Trunk:	30
Lower Leg:	17	Head:	16
Upper Leg:	15	Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Dancing
72YOF, DANCING @ A PARTY&REPORTS SOMEONE THREW A LIT MATCH, ?ACCLERANT &HER LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
A 54 YOM WEARING OXYGEN CANNULA, LIT MATCH TO LITE INCENSE, CAUSED EXPO LSION DUE TO OXYGEN INVOLVMENT(UNK IF F.D. ATTENDED)BURNED FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
68 YOF CLEANED EAR WITH MATCHSTICK EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Gas furnaces
51 YOF WAS NEXT TO SOMEONE WHO LIT A MATCH TO FIND A LEAK IN NATURAL GAS FURNACE & IT EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
60 YOF FOREIGN BODY EAR, REPORTS USING A MATCH TO SCRATCH INSIDE HER EA R AND FELT LIKE A PIECE BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Matches
61YOF, SUSTAINED A MECH FALL FROM STANDING HITTING LT SIDE OF HEAD WHIL E BRINGING MATCHES TO HER FRIEND>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches, Other ranges or ovens
PT ATTEMPTED TO LITE OVEN, OPENED IT , WENT TO GET MATCHES,LIT MATCH, W AS BLOWN ACROSS ROOM, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
BURNED HAND ON SOME MATCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: 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: 08/01/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: 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: 06/03/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: 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: 05/05/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: 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: 03/30/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: 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: 03/28/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
ACC STRUCK ONTO EYE C A MATCH " EYE PAIN"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 12/05/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Portable gas or LP heaters
PT LIT A MATCH IN CAMPER WHERE PROPANE HEATER WAS ON. +FD. DX: FACE/HEAD/HANDS BURN PARTIAL THICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Medical equipment, general
PT LIGHT A MATCH WHILE ON O2 COMPRESSOR AND BURNED FACE PT TRANSFERRED TO *** HOSPITAL DX// FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Gasoline
PATIENT THREW GASOLINE ON A CHARCOAL GRILL & THEN LIT A MATCH, HAD ALAR GE EXPLOSION, SUSTAINED 2ND & 3RD DEG BURNS TO HANDS & FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT LIT A MATCH FOR CIGARETTE WHILE USING HOME OXYGEN AND WAS BURNED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
FB R EYEBALL, PT LIGHTED A MATCH, SOMETHING GOT IN IT AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, TEARING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 68 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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
68 YO FEMALE WAS SMOKING, DROPPED LIT MATCH ON SOA AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE - SECOND DEGREE BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
BURN L EYEBALL, PT LIGHTED A MATCH, FLAME GOT INTO HIS EYE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, PHOTOPHOBIA, BLURRED VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
PT WAS LIGHTING A MATCH WHEN A PIECE OF THE FLINT WENT INTO RIGHT EYE A BRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
PT BURNED HAND WITH MATCHES DX: L HAND SECOND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
58 YO MALE PUT MATCH IN EAR AND IT BROKE OFF LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
PT WAS LIGHTING A MATCH, SOME THING FLEW IN EYE, SUSTIANED " RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
MATCH STUCK IN EAR WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT WAX. DX. BILATERAL CERUMIN OSIS, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
PT LIT A MATCH AND WHEN THE MATCH IGNITED NEAR LONG HAIR WHICH CAUGHT O N FIRE THERMAL BURN TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
PT DX RT 2ND FINGER PARONYCHIA - C/O PAIN AND SWELLING,BURNT WITH MATCH ON SUNDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
55 YOM LIGHTING A MATCH PIECE OF MATCH STRUCK EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
PT IS OXYGEN DEPENDANT WAS WEARING OXYGEN TUBING WITH FLOW O2- LIT A MA TCH SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 05/30/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1999	Age: 51 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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Solid room deodorizers or fresheners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1997	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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