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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 38
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear |
| LIGHTER FLUID LEAKED IN PANTS POCKET DX. CHEMICAL BURN TO GROIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND MATCHES AND BURNED SIDE OF ABDOME N. D: BURN TO ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO BUTTOCKS AND LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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