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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 215
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches, Coins |
| A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM A PENNY THAT WAS MELTING C BLOW TORCH INTO E YE " FBR'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 24YOM ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A BLOW TORCH,WHICH DID CATCH,BURNED DORSALHAND ,PATIENT ARRIVED WITH ICE BAG ON HAND;1ST&2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT INJ LT EYE WHILE USING A TORCH AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING TORCH @ HOME BURNED LT WRIST DX 2ND AND ? SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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