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Accidents - Fuel multi-purpose lighters - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:15Lower Leg:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Bottles or jars
PT PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID AND SQUIRTED SOME IN MOUTH POISO NING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters
PT PLAYING WITH A BAR B QUE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOW ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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