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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 323
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Jewelry |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER BURN WITH RING REMOVAL.PT BURNED FINGER ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND FINGER SWELLED UP AND PT HAD TO HAVE RING REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT. WAS FILLING A "***" LIGHTER AND ACCIDENTALLY IGNITED IT.DX: L 5TH F INGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 56 Y/O M BURNED 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO FILL CIGARETTE LIG HTER WITH FLUID AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER, FLUID SPILLED AND IGNITED. FD NS.D X: BURN L INDEX/THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHT AND IT EXPLODED. DX: 2ND DEG REE BURNS TO LEFT THUMB, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, HEAD. FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L THUMB/21YOWM WAS BURNING PICTURES USING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. BLACK CRUSTY AREA NOTED ON NAIL AND FIRST KNUCKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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