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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 187
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 17 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| BURN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAN D WITH BLISTERING - WAS REFILLING A *** LIGHTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BUTANE CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS FILLING IT. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 21 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 BURNED HAND LIGHTING A CIGARETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND LIGHTER EXPLODED DX 1ST DEGREE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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