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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 48 YO F TRYING TO LIGHT OIL LAMP WITH LIGHTER, BURNED HAND. DX 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT TRYING TO GET THE WICK OUT OF A TIKI TORCH AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES 5 DAYS AGO WAS USING A "BLOW-TORCH" AND BURNED RIGHT LEG DX 3 CM CIRCULAR AREA RIGHT LOWER LEG PARTIAL THICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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