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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED WHEN MOVING LID TO CHINESE LANTERN AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO G ROUND INJURING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT. TRIPPPED AND FELL AND R WRIST LANDED ON A KEROSENE LANTERN. DX. LA C R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| BURN WRIST - PATIENT WAS BURNED WITH A TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Nightwear |
| 2% SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L ARM, LIGHTING AN OIL LAMP AND HER ROBE CAUGH T FIRE, USING IT FOR LIGHT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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