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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | 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: Cutting torches |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HAD A TORCH FALL AND HIT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED LEG WITH A BLOW TORCH 3 DAYS AGO DX CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY LT CORNEA - WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH MONDAY AND HAD F.B SENSATION LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 75 YOF FELL HITTING OXYGEN TANK LAC FOREARM CONTUSION EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING A WELDING TORCH AT HOME.SECOND DEGREEP OSSIBLE 3RD DEGREE BURN LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 63 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: Cutting torches |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG, BURNED SELF ON LEG WITH CUTTING TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| R THUMB BURN/60YOWM BURNED THUMB ON A CUTTING TORCH 4 DAYS AGO AT NOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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