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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODE IN HAND; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT. BURNED HIS HAND WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON AP P 1 PERCENT OF BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUST. BURN TO HAND FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| BURNS TO LT HAND AND FOREARM STATES PUTTING LIGHTER FLUID IN LIGHTER WH EN LIGHTER BLEW UP DX: 2 DEGREE BURNS TO HAND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNS TO RT THUMB, RT INDEX FINGER. BURNED W/ CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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