Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 134
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT BURNED BY *** LATERN AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT UPPE R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
17 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN BURNED IT ON LANTERN WHILE CAMPING IN ***. DX'; BURN R FINGER TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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