69YOM PUT LIGHTER FLUID ON SELF STARTING CHARCOAL (NOT REALIZED HE HAD BOUGHT SELF STARTING CHARCOAL) 3 DAYS AGO. HE DID NOT WAIT FOR THE LIGHTER FLUID TO SET IN (AS PER INSTRUCTIONS HE LATER NOTED) & LIT THE CHARCOAL & A BALL OF FIRE SPREAD ACROSS HIS FACE. HE EXPERIENCED A 2ND FIRE WHEN HIS NASAL CANNULA CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRESENTS WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY BREATHING THROUGH HIS NOSE. DX: BURN FACE
Date: 10/10/2025
Category: lighting and electrical equipment
Product: LIGHTER FLUIDS
Products involved: CHARCOAL OR WOOD-BURNING GRILLS; LIGHTER FLUIDS
Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Body part: Face
Location: Home