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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 334
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 49 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: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID ON SOME CHARCOAL AND PUT TO MUCH ON THE FLAM E HIT PT FACE-1-2 DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| THROWING LIGHTER FLUID ONTO A FIRE FLAMES BACK FLASHED DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS, FACE, ARMS UNSURE ABOUT FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| PT WITH FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AFTER LIGHTING CHARCOAL WITH L IGHTER FLUID AND FLAME CAME BACK AND BURNED PT NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| PT POURED SOME LIGHTER FLUID ONTO GRILL WHE IT IGNITED AND FLASH BURNED FACE & UPPER EXTREMITIES. NOT FDA. D:FLASH BURN FACE, 2ND DEG BURN 9% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Alcohol |
| TRYING TO BURN SOMETHING WITH LIGHTER FLUID & FLASHED SET SELF ON FIRE NEIGHBOR PUT FIRE OUT. DX-BURN FOREHEAD, ETOH INTOXICATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID THAT GOT ON SOME FOOD,C/O NAUSEA,HEADACHE TASTES LIGHTERFLUIDS IN MOUTH,DX NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BURNED 3RD-5TH FINGERS FROM A FIRE THAT SHE SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID IN T O . DX BURN. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO L HAND: CAMPING, ATTEMTED TO USE *** LIGHT ER TO WARM SELF, FLUID FORM LIGHTER SPILLED ON HAND & CAUGHT FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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