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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 510
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/04/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Fireworks |
| FRIEND HOLDING SMOKEBOMB TYPE K, PT LIT W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER, IT SPARKED BURNED THUMB, NO EXPLOSION OF FIREWORK, BURN <10%BSA |
| 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: 12/24/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED THUMB ON LIGHTER ONE WEEK AGO AND DEVELOPED BLISTER. NOW WITH SWELLING 2-3 DAYS. UNKNOWN IF FIRE INVOLVED OR IF HOT LIGHTER. D:FELON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN FINGER W/ A LIGHTER PARTIAL THICKENED BURN LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FINGERS BURNED-10-19% TBSA-USING A ZIPPO LIGHTER TO LIGHT HIS CIGARETTE -FLAMES HIT FINGER-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Adhesives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/1998 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/1997 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters, Knives with replaceable blades |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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