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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment, Kerosene |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO START A SAFARI LAMP WITH KEROSENE, IT BLEW, BURN- ING HIS RT TIBIAL REGION. FD PRESENCE NOT MENTIONED. DX-2ND DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| PT STATES SHE DROPPED A KEROSENE LAMP AND IT CUT HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/1997 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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