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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| ONSET 10/30 BURN L FOREARM FROM LIGHTER, WAS DARED TO, DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| NOSE LAC-STRUCK W/A LIGHTER THAT WAS THROWN TO HIM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| INJ THUMB WITH A LIGHTER BURNING IT;CELLULITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 17 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: Lighters |
| PT BURNED RT ARM 3RD DEGREE WITH LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT THIGH.PT DROPPED A LIT ZIPPO LIGHTER ON THI GH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS BURNED ON HANDS WITH A LIGHTER BY HIS INTOXICATED FRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A THROWN LIGHTER-PT HAD BEEN DRINKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighters |
| CONCUSSION WITH CHI.PTS SISTER THREW A LIGHTER TO PT AND IT HIT PT IN H EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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