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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BUILDING A SPUD GUN WHEN LIGHTER FLUID EXPLODED RESULTING IN FLASH BURN S TO FACE;NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear |
| PT SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ONTO SOCK. DX: CHEMICAL BURN R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID ON CHARCOAL, FLARED WHEN LIT DX. THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| PT COOKING ON B-B-QUE GRILL,REC'ED BURNS TO FACE AND FOREARM FROM LIGHT ER FLUID FLASH FLAME,FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 20 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: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO SET FIRE AND SPRAYED LITER FLUID. DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, 1ST DEGREE TO CHEST AND UPPER ARM.NO FIREDEPA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills |
| BURN INJURY HAND - BURNED RIGHT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A GRILL WITH CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND FROM LIGHTER FLUID ON 3/28. NO OTHER DETAILS. D: BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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