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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| PT HAS A PART OF A WOODEN MATCH IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| FOUND MATCHSTICK AND BLOOD IN EAR DX: EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| BURNED RT 2ND FINGER ON A BURNING PUNK- INCREASED REDNESS & SWELLING FOR 10 DAYS. DX; FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| 4 YOM HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A LIT PUNK; BURNT RESIDUE FROM PUNK IN UPPER RIGHT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| PW TO FOOT. PT STEPPED ON A FIRESIDE MATCH INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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: Wooden matches |
| 45 YO STUCK IN EYE BY MATCH STICK ABRASION CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wooden matches |
| 33 YOM PRESENTS WITH A WOODEN MATCH STICK STUCK INBETWEEN LAST TWO UPPE R TEETH LEFT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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