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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 99
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LOAD GUNPOWDER INTO A SHEL, THEN LIT IT ON FIR E WITH A MATCH CAUSING TO EXPLODE CAUSING GS RESIDUE BURNS TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PLACED BLACK POWDER AND FIREWORKS IN AN ANIMAL HOLE STRUCK MATCH ANDPOW ER IGNITED BURNING HAND-----BURNS TO HAND,FACE,EYES---NO FD INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNED HAND ON SOME MATCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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