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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Aerosol containers |
| PT WAS POURING GAS ON A GARBAGE FIRE WHICH MAY HAVE HAD AEROSOL CAN & IT BACKFIRED. FD NS. DX: BURNS TO BILAT HANDS/ARMS 12%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 21 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT WAS AT HOME, SOME ONE THEW A CAN OF GAS ONTO A FIRE, CAUSING A BURN TO LT FOREARM, NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Dune buggies/beach buggies |
| PT SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO RIGHT ARM AND HAND WHEN POURING GASOLINE INTO HIS DUNEBUGGY GAS CAUGHT FIRE NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| FLASH BURNS AFTER THROWING GASOLINE ON FIRE/ PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS UPPER EXTREMITIES AND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS AT HOME STARTING A BONFIRE WITH GAS, BURNED RT FOREARM, HAND AND SIDE OF FACE, STEPPED ON A NAIL CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND TO FOOT NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PATIENT THREW GASOLINE ON FIRE, FLAMES BURNED ARM. DX; BURN TO FOREAR M. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER ARMS WHEN BURNING LEAVES AT HOME AND THREW GASOLINE ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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