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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED WHEN MOVING LID TO CHINESE LANTERN AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO G ROUND INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 46 YEAR OLD MALE EYE PAIN USING A TORCH AND DIDN'T WEAR PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY A BRASS LANTERN OR AN ANCHOR AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LT FACIAL LAC-AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE-GOT HIT W/A FALLING LANTERN ON A POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURNED ACC. BY AN ORNAMENTAL TORCH ACROSS LT. CHEEK AND SIDE OF NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED RIGHT HAND ON A "CITRONELLA TORCH" AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PATIENT BURNED BY *** LATERN AT HOME. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT UPPE R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. TRIPPPED AND FELL AND R WRIST LANDED ON A KEROSENE LANTERN. DX. LA C R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN WRIST - PATIENT WAS BURNED WITH A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 42 Y/O M INJURED PALM OF L HAND WHEN USING TORCH AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Containers |
| TOXIC INGESTION - INGESTED TORCH FUEL FROM A BOTTLE TRIED TO INDUCE VOM ITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN BURNED IT ON LANTERN WHILE CAMPING IN ***. DX'; BURN R FINGER TIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS CAMPING WITH PARENTS AND KNOCKED OVER A LANTERN AND BURNT HER LEFT FOREARM. NO FIRE DEPARTEMENT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BUMPED INTO *** LANTERN BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM BURNS TO CHEEK AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| CHILD TOUCHED A *** LANTERN AND BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| WAS RUNNING WITH A CHEM LIGHT IN MOUTH AND FELL, CUT TOP OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| TORCH BLEW UP IN PT'S HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Nightwear |
| 2% SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, LIGHTING AN OIL LAMP AND HER ROBE CAUGH T FIRE, USING IT FOR LIGHT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT GLASS LANTERN, 2ND DEGREE R THUMB BURN 1S T AND 2ND DEGREE BURN INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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