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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 12 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HAND - FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HAND - FIRE DE PT. NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 65 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| RTHAND AND RT LOWER EXTREMITY BURNS.PT HAD A BUTANE LIGHTER EXPLODE ONP T.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN TO HAND FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 11 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 11 YO BM - FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO L HAND - ACCIDENTALLY BURNED WITH A CI GARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| BURN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAN D WITH BLISTERING - WAS REFILLING A *** LIGHTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BUTANE CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS FILLING IT. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAD LIGHTER EXPLODE IN HAND AND THREW IT TO FLOOR CAUSING HOUSE FIRE REC BURNS TO HANDS FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED HAND LIGHTING A CIGARETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND LIGHTER EXPLODED DX 1ST DEGREE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 36 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FIRST DEGREE BURNS LT HAND, FILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID AT HOME, CAUGHT BOTH HANDS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPT NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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