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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT SQUIRTING LIGHTER FLUID ON A FIRE WHEN IT FLARED UP SUSTAINED THERMA L BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FRIEND DIPPED CANDLE IN & LIT IT & BURNED LOWER LEGS,BURNS AND BLISTERS ,NO FD NEEDED# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| DX BURNS TO RIGHT HAND: LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS WHEN LIGHTING FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 12 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| 12 YO HAD LIGHTER FLUID THROWN ON LEG AND LITE W/MATCH BURN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 15 YOM BURNS HAND ON LIGHTER FLUID FROM LIGHTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT C/O INHALED LIGHTER FLUID. DX INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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