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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 720
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 06/30/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 2 CM LACERATION L THUMB: WORKING WITH OIL LAMP AND GLASS BROKE IN HAND, L THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. BURNED HAND WITH PROPANE TORCH- THE TORCH LEAKED AT THE HANDLE, BURNING PT'S THUMB. DX: FLAME BURN TO LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT BURN TO LEFT FINGERS ON TORCH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING A LANTERN LOST GRIP AND DROPPED IT ATTEMPTED TO CATCH AND GLASS BROKE AND CUT HER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 19 YOM WORKING ON DERBY CAR USING A TORCH AND BURNED DORSAL OF RT THUMB-DX BURN TO DORSAL RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lamp oils |
| PATIENT WAS FILLING A *** LANTERN WHEN HIS HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT MIDLE FINGER, RT. FINGER, RT. LITTLE FINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH FALLING GLASS OIL LANTERN. DX: FIRST DEG BURN L SECOND & THIRD FINGERS. |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/08/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/1997 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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