Accidents - Cutting torches - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
BURNED HAND ON ACETYLENE TORCH PREVIOUS DAY SECOND DEGREE THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PATIENT BURNED THUMB WHEN PLAYING WITH PROPANE TORCH LAST WEEK, SEEN BY PRIMARY DR., NOW WITH RED STREAK UP ARM TO ARMPIT; THUMB BURN W/INFECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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