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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HAD LANTERN GLASS BREAK AND LACERATE FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| LIGHTING A PROPANE BBQ PIT FLAMMED UP NO FIRE DEPT INFO LISTED IN MED CHART PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS BILATERAL FOREARMS |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/09/1999 | Age: 64 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Kerosene |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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