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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 227
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| A LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HAND RT HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT C/O OF BURN TO HAND BY CIGARRETTE AT THE FAIR DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED HAND WHEN FILLING LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 10 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, Pesticides |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER AND SOME BUG SPRAY AND BURNED BOTH HANDS. D: NO DX; LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT LIT A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAS ABURN TO LT HAND FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER, PT SAID HE LET HIS FRIEND BURN HIM. DX; BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 11 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 |
| PATIENT CONSENTED TO HAVING A FRIEND BURN HIS ARM AND HAND WITH A *** L IGHTER, INFECTED NOW, NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 10 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 HAND - 10 YOM BURNED LEFT HAND WITH A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND 4 DAYS AGO. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND RUBBER CEMENT WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED B OTHER HANDS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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