Accidents - Fuel-burning lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 2010:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
13YOM BURN LEG CITRONELLA CANDLE STARTED GRASS FIRE HAD FLAME HIT HIS L EG CAUSING BURN TO LOWER LEG NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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