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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 69
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN LIGHTING FURNACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| LIGHTING FURNACE AT HOME, BURNED W/FLAME FROM GAS HEAT. DX. BURN FACE L HAND. NO INDICATION THAT FD ATTENDED THIS HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gas furnaces |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT IGHING A PILOT LIGHT ON FURNACE AND HAD A FLASH BACK TO FACE.FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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