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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 29 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: Aerosol containers, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH HANDS WHEN SPRAY PAINT CAN EXPLODED STATES HE WAS USING A CANDLE FOR LIGHT WHILE SNIFFING PAINT FIRE DEPT NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Aerosol containers |
| 38 Y.O. B MALE W/ LAC TO HAND. PT WAS BURNING SOME TRASH & AN AEROSOL C AN CAME OUT OF THE FIRE & HIT HIS HAND. E9208 NS IF FD ATTD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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