Accidents - Cutting torches - Year 2007 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cutting torches
PT PLAYING AROUND THE FARM AND KNOCKED OVER AN ACETYLENE TANK & TRIED T O CATCH IT.DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cutting torches
PT USING TORCH @ HOME BURNED LT WRIST DX 2ND AND ? SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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