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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| RT HAND BURN:@ GROUP HOME,LIGHTS WENT OUT,PT FLICKED ON OVERSIZE LIGHTER, LIGHTER FLUID LEAKED ON HAND,CAUGHT FIRE,BURNED HAND, NO F. D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT STATES LIGHTER "BLEW UP" IN HAND 3 HRS AGO. D:HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 22 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX R HAND SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: USING LIGHTER WHEN ITS "FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE TOP" AND BURNED HIS R HAND, FD WASN'T CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT.STATES BURNED L.HAND WITH A LIGHTER. DX; 2ND.DEG BURN L.HAND / CELLU LITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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