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Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 59
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:29Eyeball:16
Face:6Mouth:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT FELL AND HIT LANTERN LAST NIGHT WHEN CAMPING, BROKE FRONT TOOTH 2 SMALL FRAGMENTS OF ENAMEL RECOVERED BY PT; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PATIENT EXPOSED TO BURNING OF CITRONELLA AND HICKORY CHIPS LAST NIGHT A T HOME, NOW WITH FACIAL/NECK RASH FACIAL SWELLING; ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
FLASH BURN EYE - 12 YOM WAS STANDING NEAR A PROPANE TORCH AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE WHEN TORCH WAS TURNED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AT SCHOOL. DX: L HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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