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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 942
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 09/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP AND BURNED FACE FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/10/2006 | 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: 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 |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT "BLOWING FIRE" WITH ZIPPO LIGHTER AND BURNED FACE. NOT FDA. D:1ST/2N D DEGREE BURNS, FACE. |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON EYEBROW WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: R EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN FACE - 24 YOM WAS AT A PARTY LAST NIGHT, DRINKING ALCOHOL, AND SOM EONE LIT A CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURNING LEFT SIDE OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 24 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER NEAR FACE WHEN IT FLARED UP AND SINGED FACE,NO FI RE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. PT WAS FILLING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND RECEIVE D A FLASH BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 19 Y/O F C/O FACIAL BURN - PLAYING WITH BUTANE LIGHTER AND EXPLODED. DX: FORE ARM RIGHT, FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2000 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Rope or string |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/1997 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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