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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 601
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| OPEN WOUND TO FINGER CIGARETTE BURN RIGHT 2ND DIGIT 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED TIP OF NOSE ON BROKEN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| BURN FACE AND CHEST - 24 YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOOLBOX AND HA D A LIT CIGARETTE AND IGNITED "GREASE" AND SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT TOUCHED A HOT CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH RIGHT INDEX FINER THERMAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| ACCIDENTLY BURNED ARM W/ LIGHTER DX L FOREARM WOUND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 06/18/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUST BURNS TO MULTIPLE SITES FROM CIGARETTLIGHTERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF HER CORNEA AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK B Y A CIGARETTE. |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Electric deep fryers |
| PT DROPPED *** LIGHTER INTO OIL FRYER TOOK LIGHTER OUT AND WHEN LIGHTER WAS EXPOSED TO AIR IT POPPED IN FACE 1ST DEGREE BURNS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 16 YOM WAS BURNT WHEN A LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE BURNING TRASH NO FIRE DE PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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