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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 474
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 52YOM BRUNED HAND WHILE TRYING TO FILL *** DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| PT LIGHTER FLUID IGNITED AT HOME TODAY AND BURNED HANDS DX// BILAT HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| TRYING TO BLOW A TIRE OUT BY LIGHTING LIGHTER FLUID INSIDE IT. DX 1-2 DEGREE BURNS# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Grills |
| PT USING LIGHTER FLUID TO LIGHT A GRILL AND SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO HANDS AND ARMS NS IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATEINT HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND WHEN SHE USED LIGHTER HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX; 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT'S HAND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER REFILLING HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID, NO FD PRESENCE. DX - 1ST & 2ND DEG BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal |
| 67 YO BM - 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS, FINGERS, & ABDOMEN - FLAMES FROM LIGHTER FLUID WHICH WAS PUT ON CHARCOAL NO MENTION OF FIRE DEP'T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT PALM OF HAND AFTER HAVING LIGHTER FLUID POURED ON PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2001 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighter fluids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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