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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE HELPING FRIEND LIGHT A PROPANE TORCH. DX: L PALM PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LIGHTING A PROPANE BBQ PIT FLAMMED UP NO FIRE DEPT INFO LISTED IN MED CHART PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BILATERAL FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HAND BURN-TOUCHED HOT LANTERN-@ CAMP SITE-@ CONCERT @ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT HAD A OIL LAMP EXPLODE - BURN TO CHEST AND FACE FROM OIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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