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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| SPIT OUT ALCOHOL AND USED A LIGHTER TO IGNITE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | 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 |
| A LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HAND RT HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Beds or bedframes |
| 22 YO FEMALE INJURED EYE WITH BUTANE LIGHTER WHILE SITTING ON BED RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN TO ARM; STATES USING *** LIGHTER TO PROVE A PINT LAST THURS. BURNE D ARM & NOW FINGERS TINGLING & COLD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| INTOXICATED AND *** LIGHTER BLEW UP IN FACE LIGHTING A CIGARETTE AT A P ARTY AND BURNING FACE AND HAND,TRANSF TO SHRINERS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED LOWER LEG 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE WHEN LIT LIGHTER AND LIGHTER FLUID ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING GAME W/FRIENDS TO SEE WHO COULD TOLERATE A BURN W/CIGARETTE LIG HTER THE MOST, KNEECAPS BURNED 10-14 DAYS AGO, FEVER/CHILLS, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND AND A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED FOREARM ON A LIGHTER,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A LIP FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 BURNED THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX: L THUMB 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear |
| PT HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN PANTS THAT LEAKED THE LIGHTER FLUID HE LI T THE LIGHTER AND CAUGHT HIS PANTS ON FIRE SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 18 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND RUBBER CEMENT WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED B OTHER HANDS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| LIGHTER EXPLODED IN TRASH FIRE BURN FACE NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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