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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 44
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 25 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Chemicals |
| USING WEATHERED MEMBRANE CHEMICAL CLEANER TO DO ROOF WORK AND LIT A CIG ARETTE AND LIT HAND ON FIRE BURNING TWO FINGERS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT FELL ASLEEP HOLDING CIGARETTE C/O REDNESS & PAIN TO RT 2ND & 3RD FINGERS. DX-SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED RT. MIDDLE FINGER WITH CIGARETTE. DX-2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS FINGERS FROM CIGARETTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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