Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2006 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	182
50+ years old:	86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2006	Age: 58 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
PT BURNED FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER 1 WK AGO. DX: INFECTED L INDEX BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 44 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
CONTUSION RIGHT THUMB-FLICKING LIGHTER CONSTANTLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 55 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 BURNED RT THUMB ON A CIGGARETTE LIGHTER, THERMAL BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
FINGER BURNED-WHILE PLAYING W/A LIGHTER-1 WEEK PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 50 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
PT BURNED FINGER W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 4 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
PT WAS BURNED ON THE FINGER WITH A LIGHTER. DX FIGNER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2006	Age: 21 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 THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX: L THUMB 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PAIN TO FINGER BURN WHILE USING CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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