Accidents - Lighter fluids - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,879
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	434
6-15 years old:	259
16-25 years old:	572
26-50 years old:	435
50+ years old:	177

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	408	Eyeball:	357
Lower Leg:	279	Hand:	275
Face:	196	Finger:	142
Foot:	131	Upper Trunk:	15
Lower Arm:	15	Head:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Ear:	15
Upper Leg:	10

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids, Containers
PT STEPPED ON A CAN OF LIGHTER FLUID , FLUID GOT ON FOOT DX: CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/02/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT SQUIRTING LIGHTER FLUID ON A FIRE WHEN IT FLARED UP SUSTAINED THERMA L BURNS TO LOWER LEGS NS IF FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Alcohol
PATIENT STANDING BY FIRE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT STARTED WITH LIGHTER FLUID FLUID GOT ON PANTS , CAUGHT ON FIRE, PUT OUT WITH BEER. DX-BURN L. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT SUSTAINED BURNS OF HIS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A FIRE WITH LIG HTER FLUID. (NO FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	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
LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	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: Held for observation

Date: 08/23/2006	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 LIGHTER FLUID DX: ADMIT TO OBSERVE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 17 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, Bottles or jars
INGESTED 1/4 BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/08/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
PT HAS 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEG FROM LIGHTER FLUID. DX: BURN CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	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, Lubricants
PT DRANK LIQUID FROM A WATER BOTTLE THAT WAS LIGHTER FLUID AND MOTOR OI L (STORED IN WATER BOTTLE). DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 07/23/2006	Age: 8 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FRIEND DIPPED CANDLE IN & LIT IT & BURNED LOWER LEGS,BURNS AND BLISTERS ,NO FD NEEDED#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON SHORTS AND BURNED LEG. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON SHORTS. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 44 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT WAS LIGHTING BRUSH ON FIRE W/LIGHTER FLUID, THREW CAN AND LITH THE BUSH, CAUSING FLASH FIRE, BURNS TO FACE, NECK, ARMS, NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	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
PT INGESTED SMALL AMOUNT TORCH FLUID DX// INGESTION TORCH FLUID
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: 07/10/2006	Age: 18 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, Kerosene
PATIENT FOUND IN PUDDLE OF KEROSENE/LIGHTER FLUID COVERING CLOTHES, FAC E AT HOME, SMALLED OF FLUID; POSSIBLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
FIRST,SECOND DEGREE BURNS FEET AND LEGS - FEET AND LEGS CAUGHT FIRE WHE N LIGHTER FLUID WAS SPLASHED ON THEM, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 2 years	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, Tableware and accessories
@ GODMOT HOUSE, DRANK LIGHTER FLUID-SIP UP TO MOUTHFUL THAT WAS IN OPEN CUP 8P-MOM GOT MSG 5A, VOMIT/ABD PAIN/TACHYCARDIC/FEBRILE/PNEUMONIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED IN EYES DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS / CORNEAL ABRASION / CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Lighter fluids
INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
SPILLER LIGHTER FLUID ONSELF AND IT IGNITED, BURN TO GROIN AREA DX: 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO ABD, HIPS AND THIGHS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Grills
PT GOT BURNED WITH LIGHTER FLUID LIGHTING BBQ
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: 06/17/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
PT GOT LIGHTER FLUID SPLASHED INTO EYE BY ANOTHER CHILD DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 5 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
DRANK CHARCOAL LIGHTER STARTER INGESTION OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
1ST DEG BURN TO ARM PT POURED LIGHTER FLUID ON A CHARCOAL GRILL AND IT FLARED UP BURNING PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Matches
12 YO HAD LIGHTER FLUID THROWN ON LEG AND LITE W/MATCH BURN LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
LIGHTER FLUID BLEW UP ON PATIENT'S HADN. DX-2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURNS CHEST AND ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURNED SELF PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID/LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighter fluids, Floors or flooring materials
PT IN APT. FIRE AFTER PT POURED BARBEQUE LIGHTER FLUID ON FLOOR AND LIT IT ON FIRE, FD AT SCENE, PT THINKS PEOPLE ARE POISONING HIM DX: ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 19 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
PT C/O INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX TOXIC INGESTION WHEEZING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	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
AT BBQ, PICKED UP BOTTLE OF LIGHTER FLUID, NOT SURE IF SHE DRANK ANY DX: LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION
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: 03/12/2006	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
INGESTION OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID
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

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO FILL *** LIGHTER & FIRE BURNT FINGERSDX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ALL FINGERS-----NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2006	Age: 33 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT LIGHTING A FIRE WITH LIGHTER FLUID, IT SPLASHED BACK ONTO ARMS AND L EGS AND FACE, THERMAL BURNS FACE ARMS AND LEGS, NOT STATED IF FD ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighter fluids
PT ACCIDENTLY SPRAYED LIGHTER FLUID IN LT EYE, SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASI ON LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 C/O INHALED LIGHTER FLUID. DX INHALATION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
PT SQUIRTING LIGHTER FLUID ONTO BAR-B-QUE GRILL TO LIGHT IT, IT FLASHED BACK AT HIM, THERMAL BURNS FACE, TRANSFERRED, FD NS IF ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/22/2006	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, Other ranges or ovens
MOM GRABBED MACARONI OFF STOVE, THEN SAW PT. WITH LIGHTER FLUID OPEN AN D COUGHING. CALLED AMBULENCE. DX: LIGHTER FLUID INGESTION, VOMIT X 4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
PATIENT GOT LIGHTER FLUID IN EAR, REFUSED TO GIVE DETAILS. DX-CONTACT DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighter fluids
HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HANDS YESTERDAY AND ACCIDENTALLY RUBBED EYES C/O EYE PAIN REDNESS DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 30 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Day wear
PT WAS LIGHTING GRILL YESTERDAY, SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID ON LOWER LEG. LI T GRILL & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. BURN TO LOWER LEG.?FDA. D:2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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