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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 284
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Paper products |
| PT PLAYING WITH LIGHTER X 2DAYS AGO LIGHTING A TISSUE WHICH CAUGHT ON F IRE BURNING LT THUMB, 2-3 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNS TO RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. PT FELL ASLEEP WITH BURNING CIGA RETTE IN FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L HAND, ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION WHILE FILLING *** BUTANE LIGHTER FOR DAD, PATIENT SMELLS OF ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED FINGERS WRIST KNEE THIGH WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND VEGETABLE OIL. ?FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 4 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN L INDEX FINGER - BURNED FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 3 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| STUCK FINGER IN CAR'S CIGARETTE LIGTER AND BURNED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 39 YO MALE BURNED THUMB WITH LIGHTER 4-5 DAYS AGO - EXPLODING *** CELLU LITIS THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN FINGER - 29 YOF WAS IN CAR THIS MORNING AND BURNED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 47 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT STATES BURNED FINGER SEVERAL DAYS AGO ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX : BURN TO 1ST FINGER, RIGHT HAND WITH INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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