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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Cutting torches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR & SPILLED GAS ON ARM WHICH CAUGHT FIRE FROM BLOW TORCH. +FD. DX: L FOREARM BURN INTERMED THICKNESS, 2%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| 1ST DEG BURN R ARM & FACE/51YOM LIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE USING GASOLINE AN D FLAME SHOT BACK AND BURNED HIS ARM AND FACE. ? FIRE DEPT IN ATTEND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 55 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline |
| PT STARTING FIRE WITH GAS-BURNS-HAND FOREARM-HEAD FACE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT NEEDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gasoline, Alcohol |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AND POURED SOME GASOLINE IN A PIT AND THREW IN A LIT MATCH FLAMES SHOT UP ONTO PT THERMAL BURNS HANDS AND ARMS NS IF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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