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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| FOREARM AVULSION-86YOM CUTTING IRON WITH A CUTTING TORCH THE PIECE HE WAS CUTTING HIT ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cutting torches, Clothing accessories |
| PT IS RETIRED, USING TORCH, GOT BURNED ON ARM THROUGH GLOVE, DX; CHEM. BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED L FOREARM ON A TORCH ON FRI. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L FOREARM |
| 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: 07/23/1997 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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