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Accidents - Matches - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 41
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:22All Of Body:12
Upper Leg:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT STUCK A MATCH IN RIGHT EAR. D: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Matches, Beds or bedframes
CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE W/MATCHES WHEN LEFT ALONE TX AND RELEASED WITH BROTHER CASE #702201 DX: SMOKE INHAL/BURN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Matches, Beds or bedframes
LEFT ALONE WITH 4 YO BROTHER CASE#678358 WHEN THEY LIT BED ON FIRE DX: SMOKE INHALATION 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO EARS FIRE DEPT CAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
STUCK A MATCH INTO EAR DX. EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
BURNED UPPER THIGHT WITH MATCHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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