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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 528
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 39 YOM DX BURN TO FACE AND EYES FROM TORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Torches |
| 27 YOM-STATES WAS TORCHING METAL THIS AFTERNOON-HEARD A "POP" & SOMETHI NG FLE INTO EYE @ FRIEND'S DX FB W/RESIDUAL MATERIAL REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 82YOM BURNED HAND ON A PROPANE TORCH DX;* 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 44YOM BURNED LEFT HAND WITH A BLOW TORCH - 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Torches |
| PW TO RT HAND. 58 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN PUTTING A TIKI TORCH INTO GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 78 YOM BURNED HAND AT HOME WHILE WORKING WITH A TORCH, PAIN & SWELLING TO HAND. DX-BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 41YOM BURNED RT HAND WHILE USING A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 31YOM BURNED RT HAND ON A TORCH 1-2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| BURN HANDS - 57 TO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH BURNS TO BOTH HAND - FR OM TORCH - 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 62 YO M BURNED HAND ON A TORCH. DX BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Torches |
| 64YOM REACHED FOR A LIT TORCH THAT WAS FALLING & BURNED HAND DX;* (R) HAND BURN, 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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