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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 226
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Gasoline cans |
| PT HOMELESS WAS IN THE VICINITY IF A BUILD FIRE WENT IN TO REMOVE SOME GAS CANS AND THEY EXPLODED THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER ARMS- FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| WHILE POURING GASOLINE ON FIRE SUSTAINED BURNS TO ARM AND LEG FIRE DEPA RTMENT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| BURN TO ARM WHEN GAS BACK FLASHED - FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| 56 YO M POURED GAS OVER BRUSH FIRE AND IT FIRE BLEW BACK ON HIM. NO FD DX R ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 55 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-WORKING ON TRUCK GAS LINE WHEN LINE BROKE-IGNITED INTO FLAMES-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT POURED GASOLINE ON BRUSH FIRE THAT HAD GONE OUT BURNED ARM, UNKNOWNF IRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT, 2ND DEGREE BURN R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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