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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Containers |
| PT STEPPED ON A CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID , FLUID GOT ON FOOT DX: CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATEINT HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND WHEN SHE USED LIGHTER HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX; 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| SPILLER LIGHTER FLUID ONSELF AND IT IGNITED, BURN TO GROIN AREA DX: 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO ABD, HIPS AND THIGHS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT'S HAND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER REFILLING HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID, NO FD PRESENCE. DX - 1ST & 2ND DEG BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| 1ST DEG BURN TO ARM PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON A CHARCOAL GRILL AND IT FLARED UP BURNING PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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