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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 29
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Arm:14Hand:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/19/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HAD LANTERN GLASS BREAK AND LACERATE FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
KEROSENE LANTERN BLEW UP AND BURNED BOTH HANDS AND LEFT LEG. BURNS HA NDS AND LEG #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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