Accidents - Multi-purpose lighters - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 54
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	38

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Multi-purpose lighters, Metal cookware
54YOWM PT STATES HE WAS LIGHTING AN OUTDOOR STEW POT/COOKER WHEN HE CL ICKED THE LIGHTER, THE FLAME SHOTUP HIS ARM TO FACE. DX. 2ND DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Multi-purpose lighters, Grills
37 YO M PUT CANDLE LIGHTER DOW ON GRILL EXPLODED BACK ON ARM BURN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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