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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 176
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FACIAL BURN-BURNED ON LIGHTER FLAME-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNED HAND WITH A LIGHTER. DX. 1ST DEGREE FINGER BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 22 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX R HAND SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: USING LIGHTER WHEN ITS "FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE TOP" AND BURNED HIS R HAND, FD WASN'T CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT.STATES BURNED L.HAND WITH A LIGHTER. DX; 2ND.DEG BURN L.HAND / CELLU LITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WITH LAC TO CHIN AFTER FALLING ONTO A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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