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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN TO CHEST WHEN BURNING FUEL CAUGHT ON FIRE FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WASHING KEROSENE LANTERN & WAS CUT. DX: 2 CM R HAND LAC W/EXTENSOR TENDON LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HIT FOREARM ON SHARP LANTERN LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| *** LANTERN BLEW UP WHILE LIGHTING IT, BURNS TO FACE & ARMS (NO FIRE DE PT) DX TINY SECOND DEGREE BURN R EAR, SINGE FACE & SCALP HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| STRUCK WITH TIKI TORCH - PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNED 3 DAYS AGO ON TORCH AT CAMP SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNED ARM LIGHTING A TORCH DX: L FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS CAMPING AND TRIED TO CATCH A PROPANE LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. HAD BURN TO FACE, CHEST, ARM AND EAR - STATES A *** GAS LANTERN BLE W UP - NO FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED- |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gas furnaces |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS FOREARM AS A RESULT OF DROPPING A PROPANE TO RCH AS HE WAS LIGHTING A GAS FURNACE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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