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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 332
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Matches |
| 12YOM HAD BULLET EXPLODE IN HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT IT WITH MATCHES DX: FINGER FRACTURE EXPLOSIVE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Matches |
| PT & FRIEND WERE PLAYING W/CO2 CARTRIDGE AND MATCHES AND CARTRIDGE EXPLODED. +FD. DX: L 3RD/4TH FINGER FX/TENDON LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| DROPPED A LIGHTED MATCH INTO A GASOLINE JUG; FIRE SHOT OUT OF JUG. FLA SH BURN WITH GASOLINE. BURNS, RIGHT FINGERS. FIRE; NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH MATCHES & BURNED R THUMB. ALSO HX OF BURN TO LEG. 3RD DEGREE BURN TO THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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