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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 759
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Matches |
| 12YOM HAD BULLET EXPLODE IN HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT IT WITH MATCHES DX: FINGER FRACTURE EXPLOSIVE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 56 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE USING MATCHES TO LIGHT CIGARETTE. DX: L FOURTH FINGER 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Matches |
| PT & FRIEND WERE PLAYING W/CO2 CARTRIDGE AND MATCHES AND CARTRIDGE EXPLODED. +FD. DX: L 3RD/4TH FINGER FX/TENDON LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RT 2ND FINGER - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT FNGER IN FLAME AS SHE WAS TRYING TO LIGHT MATCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 14 MONTH OLD MALE BURNED LEFT THUMB AND FINGER WITH MATCHES SECOND DEGREE BURNS FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES & SUFFERED A 2ND DEG BURN TO 3RD - 5TH FINGERS ON RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT BURNED INDEX FINGER W/MATCHES. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURN FINGER ON A HOT MATCH LEFT 1ST & 2ND FINGERS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| DROPPED A LIGHTED MATCH INTO A GASOLINE JUG; FIRE SHOT OUT OF JUG. FLA SH BURN WITH GASOLINE. BURNS, RIGHT FINGERS. FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER FROMAA MATCH WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| BURNED BY PUNK ON R TOP OF THUMB. OCCURRED 3 DAYS AGO APPROX. DX: BURN THUMB. |
| 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: 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: 06/20/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS BURNED WHILE STRIKING MATCH. DX: SMALL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/1999 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1998 | Age: 37 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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