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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WITH SOME FRIENDS AT HOME & A GAS LANTERN EXPLODED, A PIECE OF GLASS STRUCK HIS HEAD. DX - LT SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON A TIKI TORCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| SCALP LACERATED WHEN HIT WITH A TIKI TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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