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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 26-50 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 279
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:126Hand:67
Finger:38Lower Arm:15
All Of Body:15Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/02/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Footwear
PATIENT BURNED HIS TOES THROUGH HIS SHOES 4 DAYS AGO WITH A GAS TORCH DX - 3RD DEG BURN TO RT GREAT TOE, 2ND DEG BURN TO LT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED HAND ON A KEROSENE LAMP DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT C/O BURN TO RT ARM BY A TORCH FLAME ON TUESDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED LEG ON A LANTERN WHILE CAMPING DX: R LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT. STUCK INDEX FINGER IN TIKI TORCH CAN TO RETRIEVE WICK, FINGER IS ST UCK. DX. LAC/CONT. L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Lamp oils
43 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN DROPPED PROPANE LANTERN THAT WAS LIT AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT INHALED PROPANE GAS AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY, COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN. DX-PROPANE INHALATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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