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Accidents - Wooden matches - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 84
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:71Finger:6
Ear:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wooden matches
FOUND MATCHSTICK AND BLOOD IN EAR DX: EAR INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Wooden matches
BURNED RT 2ND FINGER ON A BURNING PUNK- INCREASED REDNESS & SWELLING FOR 10 DAYS. DX; FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/04/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wooden matches
4 YOM HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A LIT PUNK; BURNT RESIDUE FROM PUNK IN UPPER RIGHT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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