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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM GRABBED A CAR LIGHTER, BURNING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 20 YO M COUPLE DAYS AGO HE BURNED HIS UPPER LIP WITH A LIGHTER, PAINFUL AND BLEEDING. DX UPPER LIP BURN 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 18 YOM 2 BURNS ON HAND FROM LIGHTER. FRIEND SET THE HOT LIGHTER DOWN ON HAND. HAND SWOLLEN. NOT FDA. DX HAND CELLULITIS, 2ND DEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| UPPER LEG BURN. 19 YOF DROPPED A LIGHTER ONTO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YOM BURNED LEFT THUMB WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THERMAL BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 21YOM HAD *** (GRAIN ETOH) ON ARM AND SOMEONE WITH A LIGHTER GOTTOO CLO SE, ARM CAUGHT ON FIRE DX- BURN TO ARM NO F/D INVOLVMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23YOM WAS LIGHTING CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER AND EMBER WENT INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighters |
| 22YOM LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER WHEN A SUDDEN OVER BURN OF THE FLAME INJURED LT EYE;SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORRHAGE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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