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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 06/20/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| PTS FRIEND DARED HER TO HOLD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO LEFT FOREARM FOR 10 SECONDS THERMAL BURN TO FOREARM |
| 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: 10/11/2000 | Age: 19 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/1997 | Age: 17 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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