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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 171
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2006 | Age: 54 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, Gasoline |
| PATIENT THREW GASOLINE ON A CHARCOAL GRILL & THEN LIT A MATCH, HAD ALAR GE EXPLOSION, SUSTAINED 2ND & 3RD DEG BURNS TO HANDS & FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 3 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 |
| MULTIPLE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND, LEFT CHEEK, AND LOWER NECK FROM PLAYING WITH MATCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND LIGHTER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Chemicals |
| PATIENT WAS MIXING SOME EXPLOSIVES AND LIT MATCH TO SMOKE BURNING HAND. DX: BURN TO HAND. FD NOT CALLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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