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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| STATES BURNED LEFT HAND ON A LATERN. THERMAL BURN TO LEFT PALM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND ON CANDLE LANTERN AT CAMPGROUND SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| INGESTING TIKI LAMP OIL IN ORDER TO LIGHT IT ON FIRE WHILE BLOWING OUT LARYNGITIS SECONDARY TO SWALLOWING PETROLEUM 4 DAYS PRIOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SWALLOWED FLUID FOR TIKI TORCH 2 DAYS PRIOR HYDROCARBON ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| REACHED FOR FALLING PROPANE TORCH, BURN TO FINGERS DX; FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A BUTANE LIGHTER, LIGHTER SPILLED CAUSING A PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT UPPER LEG AND HAND, NO FD INVOLVMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Alcohol |
| 21 YOM SPLASHED BUTANE FUEL INTO EYE WHILE REFILLING HIS LIGHTER SUSTAI NING A CORNEAL ABRASION, SMELLS OF ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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