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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| BABYSITTER WITNESSED ANOTHER CHILD POUR LIGHTER FLUID ON HIS HEAD;DX PO ISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| 50-59% BSA BURNS-THREW LIGHTER FLUID INTO WOOD BURNING STOVE-@ HOME-TRA NSFERRED TO BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| BABYSITTER STATES FOUND CHILD WITH LIGHTER FLUID ON LIPS NOT SURE IF INGESTED DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 19 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 POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| PLAYING SIMON SAYS W/BROTHER & BROTHER GAVE PT A SWALLOW OF LIGHTER FLU ID OR PUT DROP ON TONGUE, ASYMPTOMATIC; ACCIDENTAL DRUG INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | 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, Tables |
| MOM FOUND PT ON BALCONY, ON A TABLE, DRINKING TIKI TORCH LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| 2 YO MALE INGESTED CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID CHEMICAL INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | 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 |
| ACCID. INGEST. OF CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID: PT & 4 Y.O. BROTHER PLAYING W/ GENERIC LIGHTER FLUID, PT DRANK SOME, COUGHING & SPITTING IT OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | 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, Bottles or jars |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID FROM BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| DRANK LIGHTER FLUID;DX HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| HE & A FRIEND, AT CAMP, WERE POURING LIGHTER FLUID ON AN OPEN FIRE, AND FLASHED BACK, & ALL BODY PARTS INVOLVED,FD CALLED. . DX: BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 THAT GOT ON SOME FOOD,C/O NAUSEA,HEADACHE TASTES LIGHTERFLUIDS IN MOUTH,DX NAUSEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHTER FLUID, WAS COUGHING & MOM SMELLED LIGHTER FLUID ON BREATH, NOW ACTING WELL; POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | 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 |
| DRANK LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 12 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, Bottles or jars |
| PT FOUND HOLDING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID BOTTLE ON LAP, SPILLED ON CLOTH ES, HAD COUGH & EMESIS X1; INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| HYDROCARBON INGESTION - 17 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN - REPOR TS HE DRANK A CUP OF LIGHTER FLUID LAST NIGHT AND IS NOT FEELING WELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID. FOUND WITH BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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