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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HAD A TORCH FALL AND HIT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT STATES HE WAS BURNED BY SPARKS FROM BLOW TORCH X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT BURNED LEG WITH A BLOW TORCH 3 DAYS AGO DX CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURN TO LOWER EXTREMITIES, WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH TO HEAT A TRACK AT A RACE RACK AND BURNED LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT LOWER LEG, BURNED SELF ON LEG WITH CUTTING TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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