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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 615
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 49YOM ADDED FUEL STARTER TO START A FIRE & IT FLASHED BACK, BURNING (L) ARM DX;# (L) FOREARM BURN NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 38 YOM WAS FILLING LIGHTER W/"*** FUEL" WHEN IT FLASHED CATCHINGSHIRT O N FIRE. FD NS. 4% TBSA BURNS FACE, CHEST, ABDOMEN, HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT BURNED HAND ON **** TORCH WHILE REFILLING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS TRYING TO USE A BUTANE LIGHTER WHICH EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: FIRST DEG BURNS BILAT HANS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Day wear |
| PT LIGHTING A GRILL WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND GOT SOME ON T SHIRT WHICH C AUGHT ON FIRE THERMAL BURNS TO LOWER ABDOMEN NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 38 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: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Water heaters |
| PT AT HOME USING A LIGHTER TO IGNITE HOT WATER HEATER HAD FLASH BACK ON L HAND AND WRIST/ ACUTE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS L HAND AND WRIST NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| FLASH BURN FROM PROPANE LIGHTER, FD UNKNOWN DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT C/O OF BLISTER ON THUMB AND SUBSEQUENT STREAKING UP ARM. GOT BLISTER ON THUMB FROM *** LIGHTER YESTERDAY. D:LYMPHANGITIS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 49 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: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT A HOT TOUCH TOURCH EXPLODED IN PT HAND TODAY AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX// BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WAS FILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND GOT BUTANE IN EYE. DX: R EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 48 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: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Lighter fluids |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT WAS REFILLING A *** LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HAND.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 28YOBF-CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE-BUTANE LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN FACE AT H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 6%TBSA BURNS TO FACE AND LEFT HAND.PT HAD A BUTANE LIGHTER BLOW UP IN F ACE AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel multi-purpose lighters, Charcoal |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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