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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,687
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 51YOM, CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A METAL RIM OF HIS TIKI TORCH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS INVOLVED IN A THUNDER STORM POWER OUTAGE SHE WAS WALIING WITH A KEROSENE LAMP AND FELL FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Workshop furnishings |
| BURN BACK ON A TORCH ON A WORKBENCH IN GARAGE BURNS SECOND DEGREE LEFT UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 02/18/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN CHAIR W/PROPANE TORCH BETWEEN LEGS FOR WARMTH IN FRIEND'S GARAGE & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: PT BURNS THIGHS GENITA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/24/2008 | 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: 05/26/2007 | 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 |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS CARRYING A HURRICANE LAMP AND GOT A LACERATION BY THE GLASS. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| DIZZY/NAUSEA AFTER HAVING USED *** PROPANE LIGHTS PREV NIGHT DIZZINESS - ? ETIOLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| RT UPPER EXTREMITY BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A PROPANE TANK AND IT FLASHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Kerosene |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO START A SAFARI LAMP WITH KEROSENE, IT BLEW, BURN- ING HIS RT TIBIAL REGION. FD PRESENCE NOT MENTIONED. DX-2ND DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| A PLASTIC ROPE FROM A LANTERN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE PLASTIC MELTED AND DRIPPED ONTO WRIST. DX. WRIST BURN - NO NEED FOR F.D.- |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS COOKING W/PROPANE TORCH IN BACK OF TRUCK AND IT FLASHED. FD NS DX: <1%TBSA BURNS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 70 YO - DX: LACERATION OF SCALP - OIL LAMP FELL OFF CABINET AND HIT HI M ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 55 YOF WAS CLEANING A HURRICANE LAMP AND LACERATED HER RIGHT THUMB ON A SHARP EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| GLASS HURRICANE LAMP FELL ON NOSE DX: NASAL FX. / NOSE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Glass soft drink bottles |
| OIL WICK LAMP FELL DURING POWER OUTAGE - LANDED ON GLASS SOFT DRINK BOTTLE - THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Eye protection devices |
| USING TORCH & FELT SPARKS FLASH BACK ON CHEEK WEARING GOGGLES REDNESS IN L) EYE DX FLASH BURN TO FACE & EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| MOVING OIL LAMP - IT BROKE - LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. BURNED BY A KEROSENE LAMP. DX. BURNS R SIDE OF BODY (RIB AREA, R T HIGH, UNDER R ARM) LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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 |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE DROPPED A KEROSENE LAMP AND IT CUT HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED WHEN MOVING LID TO CHINESE LANTERN AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO G ROUND INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. TRIPPPED AND FELL AND R WRIST LANDED ON A KEROSENE LANTERN. DX. LA C R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN WRIST - PATIENT WAS BURNED WITH A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Nightwear |
| 2% SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, LIGHTING AN OIL LAMP AND HER ROBE CAUGH T FIRE, USING IT FOR LIGHT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2001 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2001 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2001 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/1999 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/1999 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | Age: 64 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: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Kerosene |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/19/1997 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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