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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,092
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED HAND LIGHTING CIGARETTE/HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 24YOM WAS DRINKING WITH FRIENDS,WAS PUTTING CIGERETTES OUT ON THEIR HANDS,BURN HAND;INFECTED BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT USING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND ON TH E METAL PART THE BURN GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS BURNED W/CIGARETTE 1 WK AGO. DX: R HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURN L HAND, PT GOT BURNED W/A CIGARETTE, NO LOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Adhesives |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT WAS USING AUTOMOTIVE GLUE AND THEN LIT A CIGARETTE AN D BURNED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE BURNED HIS LT HAND WITH A CIGARETTE AND DEVELOPE D CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Adhesives |
| RT HAND BURN.PT WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH RUBBER CEMENT AND FRIEND THREW A CIGARETTE AND HAND FLAMED UP.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT BURNED HIS HAND WITH A CIGARETTE. DX-LEFT HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURN L HAND - HAND CAUGHT FIRE WHEN LIGHTING CI GARETTE AFTER FILLING ZIPPO LIGHTER, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| 24 YOM SMOKING A CIGARETTE SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE NO FD INVOVLEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED HAND ON HOT METAL CRACK PIPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| DX:PT BURN TO R HAND. PUT CIGARETTE OUT IN "BLACK POWDER". FLASH BURN T O HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| A CRACK PIPE BROKE IN HER HAND 4 DAYS AGO. DX LEFT HAND LAC / INFECTION SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PT STATES SHE IS PREGNANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Spot removers or cleaning fluids |
| PT HAD CLEANING SOLUTION ON HANDS, LIT CIGARRETTE, HANDS CAUGHT ON FIRE BRIEFLY, THERMAL BURN HANDS - FD DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RIGHT HAND BURN, PT BURNED HAND WITH A CIGARETTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RT HAND BURN-ACCIDENTLY BURNED W/A CIGARETTE BY BOYFRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND AND FACE.PT HAD SOMEONE LIGHT HIS C IGARETTE AND ASH FLEW IN AFRO AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE.NO FIRE DEPARTMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED HAND W/CIGARETTE 1 MO AGO.DX: HEALING BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Methyl alcohol |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/1998 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/1997 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/1997 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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