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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| TASTED LIGHTER FLUID, SPIT IT OUT VIRAL U R I NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear |
| PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMT OFLIGHTER FLUID @8:45AM TODAY CHOKED/GAGGED W ITH SOME SPILLING ON SHIRT, INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| INJESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHT FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME. DX-INGESTED LIGHT FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| CHILD INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID FOR CHARCOAL. COUGHING. D: INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| DRANK LIGHTER FLUID. DX: POISOINING, LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Metal containers |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME, SMELLED OF LIGHTER FLU ID, POSS. CHEMICAL BURNS ON FEET, VOMITING; POSSIBLE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 2 YOM DRANK LIGHTER FLUID ACCIDENTAL POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Plastic containers |
| PT HOLDING PLACTIC BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID WITH FLIP TOP,TOP FLIPPED OP EN AND SPILLED ON PT CLOTHES MOM UNSURE IN PT INGESTED ANY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, CO UGHING, GAGGING, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| CRAWLED INTO THE GARAGE AND WAS FOUND WITH A HOLIDAY BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID; WITH CAP OPEN. INGESTION OF POISON $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH DISPOSABLE LIGHTER IN MOUTH, LIGHTER EMPTY OF FLUID , POSSIBLE INGESTION, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 3 Y/O M C/O DRANK LIGHTER FLUID - UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. DX: RIGHT LOWER LOBE PNEUMONITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| FOUND PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID, MAY HAVE INGESTED SOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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