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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:14
26-50 years old:105

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT STATES CUT FINGER WHILE CLEANING A "***", LACERATION TO FINGER R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
42YOF AT HOME LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE RETRIEVING WICK OUT OF TIKI TORCH;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
AT HOME PT STS OIL BURNING LAMP FELL OVER-BROKE-PT PICKED UP BROKEN GLASS,CUT L 5TH FINGER, DX L 5TH DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
29 YO INJURED FINGERS ON TORCH BURN FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
REACHED FOR FALLING PROPANE TORCH, BURN TO FINGERS DX; FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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