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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER NEAR FACE WHEN IT FLARED UP AND SINGED FACE,NO FI RE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. PT WAS FILLING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND RECEIVE D A FLASH BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 19 Y/O F C/O FACIAL BURN - PLAYING WITH BUTANE LIGHTER AND EXPLODED. DX: FORE ARM RIGHT, FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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