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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| SUSTAINED BURN FROM A CUTTING TORCH. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL HAND S, FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT NOT STATED# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 24YOM ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A BLOW TORCH,WHICH DID CATCH,BURNED DORSALHAND ,PATIENT ARRIVED WITH ICE BAG ON HAND;1ST&2ND DEGREE HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT LIGHTING ACETYLENE WELDING TORCH WHEN IT BLEW UP/FLASHED IN HAND WHE N WORKING ON DIRT BIKE MUFFLER; 3RD DEGREE BURN OVER HAND/FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS BURNED ON ACETYLENE TORCH. DX: 2ND DEG BURNR HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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