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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO LOAD GUNPOWDER INTO A SHEL, THEN LIT IT ON FIR E WITH A MATCH CAUSING TO EXPLODE CAUSING GS RESIDUE BURNS TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| PATIENT WENT TO A BOY SCOUT CAMP, ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A MATCH, THE BOX OF MATCHES IGNITED ON HIS HAND & ABDOMEN. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS-HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND LIGHTER. DX 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| LIT MATCH & THREW IT INTO FUEL DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT. HAND. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND STRATED A FIRE IN A TRASH CAN, TRIED TO PUT FIRE OUT AND BURNED LT HAND, FIRE DEPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| 13 YOM LIGHTING DEODORANT WITH A MATCH AND HAD IT SPLASHED BACK ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Mattresses |
| HAND BURN - LITTLE BROTHER WAS PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND LIT MATTRESS ON FIRE, PT. TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FIRE, BURNED RIGHT HAND, NO FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Gasoline |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2000 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/1998 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/1998 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Fuel oils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/1997 | Age: 6 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Matches, Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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