Accidents - Chafing dishes or fondue pots - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	67
Year 2004:	71

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	67
26-50 years old:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chafing dishes or fondue pots, Lighter fluids
PT WAS LIGHTING A FONDU POT WHEN SOME OF THE STERNO FLUID GOT IN HIS EY E CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chafing dishes or fondue pots
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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