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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 42 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: Diesel fuels, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS FILLING UP A DIESEL TANK WHILE SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND THE FUMES EXPLODED SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO FACE NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | 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: Diesel fuels, Gasoline |
| PT WAS LIGHTING PILE OF WOOD W/DIESEL AND GASOLINE MIXTURE AND WAS BURNED BY FLASH. FDNS DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL/R HAND/R WRIST BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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