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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| PATIENT BURNED BY LIGHTER FLUID FROM LIGHTER WHILE PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AT HOME. DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO RT HAND-PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO START YARD FIRE WHEN THE CONTAINER CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED IN HAND - BURN TO HAND - FIRE DEPT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN HAND - 26 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND WHEN CAME IN CONTA CT WITH FLAME OF *** LIGHTER HE WAS FILLING WITH FLUID, HAD SPILLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT AT BBQ WAS SPRAYING LIGHTER FLUID GOT SOME ON HANDS,HANDS CAUGHT FIR E FLAME WENT UP FOREARM DX BURNS TO HAND AND ARM F/D NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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