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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 242
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Lighter fluids |
| PT AT A BONFIRE PARTY AND POURED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO THE FIRE AND CAUGH T PANTS ON FIRE THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| RASH ON LEGS-DUE TO NEW JEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS AT A BON FIRE WHEN A SPARK CAUGHT HIS JEANS ON FIRE THERMAL BURN S TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Gasoline |
| PT WAS GOOFING AROUND W/FRIENDS, SOAKED PANTS IN GAS, PUT THEM ON & LIT THEM. +FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN BILAT LEGS 5%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| HAD SOME PLANT MATERIAL STUCK TO PANTS AND DEVELOPED CELLULITIS FROM IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| WORE NEW PAIR OF SOCKS AND DEVELOPED RASH TO BOTH LEGS, CONTACT DERMATI TIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Fireworks |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING SKY ROCKETS IN HIS SOCK ON HIS LEFT LEG, AND THEY IGNITED, SUSTAINED A BURN TO LOWER LEG. DX-2ND DEG. BURN TO LWR LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT AT HOME PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A BONFIRE BURNS TO LOWER R LEG/ DX BURN 2ND DEGREE 2ND DEGREE CELLULIITIS R LOWER LEG NO FD CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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