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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 241
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| BLISTER TO FINGER AFTER USING LIGHTER FLUID DX: BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| 83 Y/O M INJURED ALL FINGERS OF L HAND WHEN SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID AND I T IGNITED AT HOME. DX; BURN L FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 77 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters |
| TRYING TO REFILL A LIGHTER WITH FUEL&GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON FIRE, ?MECH >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2000 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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