Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 133
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	16
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
USING BUTANE AND BURNS TO HAND, DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 61 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
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

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: 05/25/2007	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: 07/10/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
DX LEFT HAND BURN: GRABBED TOP OF *** LANTERN TO MOVE OUT OF WAY, BURN ED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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