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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 26-50 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:148Lower Leg:146
Hand:59Face:15
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT BURNED LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH TORCH ,2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
C/O PT STATES WAS USING KEROSENE TO LIGH FIRE AND FLAMES BURNT FORHEAD DX BURN TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT GOT BURN ON LEG WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGE R A FEW MINUTES AGO ON A TIKI TORCH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2006Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT WAS PUTTINH TOP ON HURRICANE LAMP AND HIT BROKE IN HAND DX: LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
WORKING IN A CRAWL SPACE USING A TORCH AND CRAWLSPACE CAUGHT FIRE. DX. LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY EXTREMITY SECOND DEGREE BURN. NO MENTION OF FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2006Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED R FOOT ON *** LANTERN DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2006Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
CUT FINGER ON A KEROSENE LAMP " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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