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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:144

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/05/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
HIT FOREARM ON SHARP LANTERN LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
BURNED ARM LIGHTING A TORCH DX: L FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Gas furnaces
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS FOREARM AS A RESULT OF DROPPING A PROPANE TO RCH AS HE WAS LIGHTING A GAS FURNACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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