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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 417
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CONTUSION FOREHEAD - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH HEADACHE - WAS HIT IN FOR EHEAD BY TOSSED CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cosmetics |
| PT WAS HAVING HAIR PERMED AND WARMED WITH A LIGHT ER - HAIR CAUGHT FIRE - BURN TO HEAD - NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT STS GETTING LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND WHICH IGNITED WHILE REFILLING LIGHTER DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
| 18 Y/O M INJURED FACE WHEN FRIEND USED LIGHTER WHILE PT. WAS PUTTING GA SOLINE INTO CAR AT GAS STATION. DX; 1ST DEGREE FACAIL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY BURNT FINGER ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER, ?MECH >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L HAND BURN W/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| WHILE FILLING ZIPPO LIGHTER, HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX. BURN BACK OF L HA NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE GOT ASH IN (L) EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Bunk beds |
| PT WENT TO SISTER'S HOUSE & FOUND 3 YO PLAYING W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT 9 AM & CAUGHT LOWER BUNK BED ON FIRE. DX. SMOKE INHAL. FD NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURN TO FINGER FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| FELLING HIS LIGHTER WITH FUEL AND IT IGNITED BURNING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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