Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,624
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	185
6-15 years old:	444
16-25 years old:	601
26-50 years old:	260
50+ years old:	132

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	427	Finger:	373
Face:	354	All Of Body:	94
Eyeball:	87	Upper Trunk:	86
Neck:	85	Lower Arm:	34
Lower Trunk:	32	25 - 50% Body:	17
Wrist:	15	Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	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
BURNED FINGER WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
PT WAS FILLING *** LIGHTER W/FLUID & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: L LEG BURN 8% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT. BURNED HIMSELF WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURNS TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/23/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FB UP RECTUM, CIGARETTE LIGHT, SAYS HE SAT ON IT 2 DAYS AGO DX: RECTAL FB - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
RAN INTO CIGARETTE AND BURNED EYELID
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: 11/11/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
26 YO FEMALE BURNED SIDE OF NECK WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER SECOND DEGREE BURN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/25/2004	Age: 19 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
OPEN WOUND TO FINGER CIGARETTE BURN RIGHT 2ND DIGIT 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNED TIP OF NOSE ON BROKEN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT ATE PART OF A CIG, ACCIDENTAL DRUG INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Floors or flooring materials
40 YEAR OLD MALE HAD CIGARETTE- PASSED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Toolboxes or tool kits
BURN FACE AND CHEST - 24 YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOOLBOX AND HA D A LIT CIGARETTE AND IGNITED "GREASE" AND SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/02/2004	Age: 66 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
BURNS TO FINGERS BOTH HANDS, CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS O 3 FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 6 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
CHILD SUSTAINED BURN TO THUMB FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER. NOT FDA. D: THUMB BURN, 2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 19 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
PT TOUCHED A HOT CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH RIGHT INDEX FINER THERMAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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
PT BURNED WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER; FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WHEN IT IGNITED OXYGEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 07/07/2004	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
ACCIDENTLY BURNED ARM W/ LIGHTER DX L FOREARM WOUND INFECTION
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: 06/27/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS WITH LIGHTER AND LIGHTER EXPLODED IN FACE AND ON HAND RT RT HAND AND FACE 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 06/18/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT SUST BURNS TO MULTIPLE SITES FROM CIGARETTLIGHTERS
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: 06/04/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
CIGARETTE BURN TO L EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION OS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
28 YOM BURNED LEFT THUMB WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER ONE WEEK AGO AND KNOW H AS INFECTION TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
29 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO ARM. PT WAS REFILLING A LIGHTER W/LIGHTER FLU ID & IT CAUGHT ON FIRE @ HOME. UNK IF FD ATTD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN TO L EYE, BUTANE LIGHTER BLEW UP LIGHTING CIGARETTE DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYE LIDS, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF HER CORNEA AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK B Y A CIGARETTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER AND LIT SHIRT ON FIRE (NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT ON SCENE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
29 YO FEMALE WAS AT A BAR AND BARTENDER LIT A DRINK ON FIRE WITH LIGHTER - FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Electric deep fryers
PT DROPPED *** LIGHTER INTO OIL FRYER TOOK LIGHTER OUT AND WHEN LIGHTER WAS EXPOSED TO AIR IT POPPED IN FACE 1ST DEGREE BURNS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
16 YOM WAS BURNT WHEN A LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE BURNING TRASH NO FIRE DE PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear
LUMBAR STRAIN - 32 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO TAKE C IGARETTE LIGHTER OUT OF PANTS POCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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