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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 899
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| MATCH IN EAR/LT EAR CANAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 58 YO MALE PUT MATCH IN EAR AND IT BROKE OFF LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| ETOH & MATCHES = FIRE, FD NOT RECORDED FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT MATCH & THREW IT INTO FUEL DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT. HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A MATCH, SOME THING FLEW IN EYE, SUSTIANED " RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT STRIKING MATCH WHEN PIECE POPPED IN EYE DX:CORNEA ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| WAS LIGHTING A MATCH AND THE MATCH HEAD WENT INTO EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| MATCH STUCK IN EAR WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT WAX. DX. BILATERAL CERUMIN OSIS, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| SPARK FROM A MATCH HIT HIM IN EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| 25% 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, ARMS, & LEGS-BURNING LEAVES-THREW A MATCH THEN USED GAS-GAS FLASHED BACK-TRANSFERRED TO BURN FACILITY-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES DX: BURNED LEG D/C STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT LIT A MATCH AND WHEN THE MATCH IGNITED NEAR LONG HAIR WHICH CAUGHT O N FIRE THERMAL BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| CORNEAL ABRASION, PT LIGTHING A MATCH, PARTICLE FELL INTO HER EYEBALL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, IRRITATION, PHOTOPHOBIA, FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT MATCH WITH OXYGEN ON . DX R HAND BURN NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT POKED IN L EYELID WITH LIT PUNK ON 7/3. DX: BURN PERIOCULAR AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| PT HIT IN R EYE WITH A PUNK. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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: Matches |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH PART OF A MATCH DX: RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH MATCHES & BURNED R THUMB. ALSO HX OF BURN TO LEG. 3RD DEGREE BURN TO THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTING MATCH AND BURNING PARTICULATE LANDED IN EYE DX CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX RT 2ND FINGER PARONYCHIA - C/O PAIN AND SWELLING,BURNT WITH MATCH ON SUNDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNED SELF PLAYING WITH A MATCH IN RESTAURANT DX. THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Matches |
| LIGHTED MATCH TIP BROKE AND HIT CORNER OFEYE AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CON JUNCTIVITIS EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 1 DEGREE BURN ON FACE; HUSBAND BLOWING OUT MATCH CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 6 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND STRATED A FIRE IN A TRASH CAN, TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT AND BURNED LT HAND, FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Matches |
| PT IN HOUSE FIRE THAT WAS SET ON FIRE BY BROTHER WHO WAS PLAYING WITH M ATCHES WITH SMOKE INHALATION/TO ER VIA POLICE/FIRE DEPT DID ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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