Accidents - Lighter fluids - Year 2004 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 14 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, Glass bottles or jars
INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID FROM JAR WHEN PLAYING IN YARD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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
LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	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 LIGHTER FLUID, CHILD WAS OUTSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 12 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
INGESTED A SMALL AMT OF LIGHTER FLUID/STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 21 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
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME- PT HAS LIGHTER FLUID SMELL ON BREATH- COUGHING. DX: LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID ON 7/14/04 NOW HAS COUGH,FEVER R MIDDLE LOBE PN EUMONIA S/P HYDROCARBON (LIGHTER FLUID)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2004	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
FUEL INGESTION - 2 YOM WAS OBSERVED TO BE DRINKING LIGHTER FLUID, HAS V OMITED X1, HAD BEEN OUTSIDE PLAYING WITH OTHER SIBLINGS WHO OBSERVED PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 2 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
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 13 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, Bottles or jars
13MOM FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID, INJESTED 1 OZ. HOME TREATMENT -SYRUP OF IPECAC. - DX ACCIDENTAL INJESTION HYDROCARBON
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Bottles or jars
AT CAMPING TRIP GOT BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID AND DRANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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 DX: POSITIVE TOXIC INGESTION ADMITTED TO ICU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT GRABBED LIGHTER FLUID OFF CABINET AND TOOK A DRINK. DX: NONTOXIC INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 12 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, Grills
DAD PREPARING TO LIGHT BBQ GRILL AND PT GRABBED LIGHTER FLUID AND TOOK A BIG GULP OF IT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2004	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 WAS OBSERVED TO TAKE A DRINK OF LIGHTER FLUID YESTERDAY. PARENTS INDUCED VOMITING DIGITALLY. D: PNEUMONIA, SUSPECT ASPIRATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2004	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 LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 13 months	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 LIGHTER FLUID. FAMILY HAVING COOKOUT
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 19 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
PT GOT A HOLD OF FATHERS CAMP FIRE LIGHTER FLUID AND INGESTED SOME POIS ONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	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, Clothing
CHILD INGESTED/ASPIRATED UNK. AMT OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. COUGHING/ GAGGING/VOMITING. CLOTHES SATURATED W/ FLUID. D:INGESTION, PNEUMONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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