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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT WAS INVOLVED IN A THUNDER STORM POWER OUTAGE SHE WAS WALIING WITH A KEROSENE LAMP AND FELL FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Workshop furnishings |
| BURN BACK ON A TORCH ON A WORKBENCH IN GARAGE BURNS SECOND DEGREE LEFT UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| USING BUTANE AND BURNS TO HAND, DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Day wear |
| PT FELL ASLEEP IN CHAIR W/PROPANE TORCH BETWEEN LEGS FOR WARMTH IN FRIEND'S GARAGE & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: PT BURNS THIGHS GENITA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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