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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Matches |
| 20 YO POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND STUCK A MATCH TO HAND CATCHING FIRE BURN HAND---NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT.INJ.L.HAND AT HOME WHEN PLAYING AROUND WITH LIGHTER FLUID. DX; 2ND.D EG.BURN L.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| DX BURNS TO RIGHT HAND: LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS WHEN LIGHTING FIRE AT HOME. FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATEINT HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND WHEN SHE USED LIGHTER HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX; 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 74 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 |
| PATIENT'S HAND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER REFILLING HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID, NO FD PRESENCE. DX - 1ST & 2ND DEG BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT OUT CAMPING TRYING TO START A FIRE W/ LIGHTER FLUID AND SOME WENT ON TO PT'S HAND BURNING PT, FD NOT STATED DX:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| 15 YOM BURNS HAND ON LIGHTER FLUID FROM LIGHTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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