Accidents - Cutting torches - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
PT LIGHTING ACETYLENE WELDING TORCH WHEN IT BLEW UP/FLASHED IN HAND WHE N WORKING ON DIRT BIKE MUFFLER; 3RD DEGREE BURN OVER HAND/FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cutting torches
PT PLAYING AROUND THE FARM AND KNOCKED OVER AN ACETYLENE TANK & TRIED T O CATCH IT.DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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