Accidents - Matches - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
18YFC CAMPING AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE FROM CAMPFIRE STARTED WITH MATCH ES/FOREIGN BODYFIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
PT HAS EYE PAIN WHILE LIGHTING A MATCH THIS EVENING. PIECE OF MATCH MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO EYE. D:CORNEAL EPITHELIAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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