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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 148
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WITH RT INDEX FINGER INJURY KNEELING IN SNOW THREW A LIGHTER ON GROU ND, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| C/O BURN ON TIP OF L FINGER, STATES BURNED 5 DAYS AGO WITH LIGHTER. DX . INFECTED BURN TO L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED UPPER LEG ON A LIGHTER.. DX UPPER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Gasoline |
| BURN TO NOSTRIL,L ARM - DROPPED LIGHTER AND GASOLINE INTO BURN BARREL,N O MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND SET HAIR ON FIRE;1ST DEG BURN SCALP NO FD NOTE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNED R PINKIE ON LIGHTER YEST.BLISTERED.DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R 5TH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT BURNED ON STOMACH AND LEG WITH LIGHTER; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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