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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 419
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION PT PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF FLUID @ HOME SQUIRTED IN MOUTH. DX LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | 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 |
| DRANK A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID DX. INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT OF *** LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME, SMELLEDON B REATH, LID WAS STILL ON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME INGESTION LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 19 MONTH OLD MALE MAY HAVE DRINKEN LIGHTER FLUID POSSIBLE INGESTION - VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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, Metal containers |
| PATIENT SEEN DRINKING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID FROM CAN,AMOUNT IS UNKNOWN , COUGHING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | 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 |
| SWALLOWED LIGHTER FLUID LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | 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, Grills |
| CHILD INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. VOMITED 3X AFTERWARD. LIGHTER FLUID WAS O UTSIDE BY GRILL. D: HYDROCARBON INGESTION, HYPOXIA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 18 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, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| ON PORCH AT GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE WHEN PARENT NOTICED PT WITH CHARCOAL LI GHTER FLUID BOTTLE SQUIRTING UP TO MOUTH, AGITATED/COUGHING; INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | 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 |
| PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. LEFT ER AFTER 1.5 HOURS HERE. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 3 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 |
| DRANK LIGHTER FLUID AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| *** DRANK LIGHT FLUID ACCIDENTALLY. DX-INGESTION LIGHT FLUID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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