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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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 |
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