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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	71
16-25 years old:	143
26-50 years old:	59
50+ years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
STATES BURNED LEFT HAND ON A LATERN. THERMAL BURN TO LEFT PALM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND ON CANDLE LANTERN AT CAMPGROUND SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 61 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
KEROSENE LANTERN BLEW UP AND BURNED BOTH HANDS AND LEFT LEG. BURNS HA NDS AND LEG #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Chemicals
PT USING HYDROGEN TORCH IN CHEMISTRY LAB WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AND BURNE D HAND. D: BURN, 1ST/2ND DEGREE, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT C/O LFT HAND BURN WITH HOT LANTERN. DX BURN LFT HAND 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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