Accidents - Paints, varnishes or shellacs - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
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Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Containers
PATIENT WAS AT A BONFIRE AT HOME. PAINT CAN WAS THROWN INTO FIRE. IT EX PLODED. NO FIRE DEPT MENTIONED. DX: THERMAL BURNS TO LT LEG/LT HAND/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Paints, varnishes or shellacs, Lighters
LIGHTER BURN TO LOWER LEG, HAD PAINT ON LEG, SOMEONE SET IT ON FIRE W/L IGHTER, FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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