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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 20 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| 20 YO POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND STUCK A MATCH TO HAND CATCHING FIRE BURN HAND---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Alcohol |
| PATIENT STANDING BY FIRE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT STARTED WITH LIGHTER FLUID FLUID GOT ON PANTS , CAUGHT ON FIRE, PUT OUT WITH BEER. DX-BURN L. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 21 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT SUSTAINED BURNS OF HIS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A FIRE WITH LIG HTER FLUID. (NO FD) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN PLAYING AROUND WITH LIGHTER FLUID. DX; 2ND.D EG.BURN L.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| FIRST,SECOND DEGREE BURNS FEET AND LEGS - FEET AND LEGS CAUGHT FIRE WHE N LIGHTER FLUID WAS SPLASHED ON THEM, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| PT GOT BURNED WITH LIGHTER FLUID LIGHTING BBQ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BURNED SELF PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID/LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO FILL *** LIGHTER & FIRE BURNT FINGERSDX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ALL FINGERS-----NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID IN LT EYE, SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASI ON LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS YESTERDAY AND ACCIDENTALLY RUBBED EYES C/O EYE PAIN REDNESS DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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