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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT SEEN FOR BURN TO THE HAND AFTER SPILLING LIGHTER FLUID ON HER HAND A ND LIT THE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 30 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: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS FILLING LIGHTER W/FLUID WHICH IGNITED. NO FD. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND/THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 32 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: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND/32YOM FILLED LIGHT,SPILLED FLUID ON HAND AND DIDN'T KNOW IT & WHEN TRIED LIGHT, FLUID ON HAND IGNITED.NO FD ATTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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