Accidents - Multi-purpose lighters - 6-15 years old - Year 2009 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 69
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Multi-purpose lighters, Other specified plastic products
WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER AND WAS BURNING PLASTIC AND PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW UP INTO THE AIR AND LANDED ON THE RT WRIST. CELLULITIS RT WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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