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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE (L) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH MATCHES AT HOME, C/OBLIS TERS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Mattresses |
| HAND BURN - LITTLE BROTHER WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND LIT MATTRESS ON FIRE, PT. TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FIRE, BURNED RIGHT HAND, NO FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BLISTER RT HAND CHILD STATES ANOTHER CHILD BURNED W/MATCHES ( 2 DAYS AG O) DX: BLISTER RT HAND /2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Paper products |
| DROPPED LIT MATCH INTO BOX OF "FLASH PAPER" IGNITING IT. DX: HAND BU RNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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