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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND INJURED EYE. DX: SMALL CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches, Day wear |
| R LOWER LEG BURN/62YOM AT HM AT 2:30P STS PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE WORKING WITH A CUTTING TORCH. NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT WITH BURNS TO EYES AFTER USING BLOW TORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| 52 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYES AIR TANK EXPLODED PT GOT RUST AND METAL IN EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| BURNED HAND WITH A BLOW TORCH. DX. BURN TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT LIFTING CO2 TANK-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cutting torches |
| PT USING CUTTING TORCH @ HOME HAD BURNS TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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