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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,289
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT CAUGHT HAND ON FIRE WHILE TRYING TO FILL LIGHTER W/ LIGHTER FLUID. . DX. 1ST DEG BURN L HAND. DID NOT STATE WHETHER FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 19 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 TOUCHED HIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN CAR WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE, BURNE D FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED SIDE OF FACE WHILE SMOKING A CIGARETTE WITH OXYGEN ON. FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| WAS HIT IN EYE BY A THROWN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FINGER BURNED-8 Y/O M-FINGERS BURNED WHILE PLAYING W/ ALCOHOL & CIGARET TE LIGHTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE AND BURNT HIS NOSE, ALSO HAD O2 ON AT THE TIME DX: NASAL BURNS* NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A LIT CIGARETTE BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 4 Y/O M PRESENTS W/ BURN WOUND ON CHEST, MOM STATES PT PLAYING W/LIGHTE R 4 DAYS AGO. SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE. DX BURN TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS RESTRAINED DRIVER IN MVA, REACHED OVER TO PICK UP LIGHTER & RAN INTO PARKED CAR C/O BACK & NECK PAIN. DX-CERV STRAIN, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WENT TO PICK UP CIGARETTE AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear |
| WAS ON TOILET WITH PANTS DOWN WHEN LIGHTER IN LEFT POCKET IGNITED 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| FINGER BURN-PT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A CAR AND PUT FINGER ON HOT CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin |
| WALKED INTO OLD BUILDING,LIT LIGHTER AND GAS EXPLODED 37% 2ND&3RD DEGR EE BURNS * |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED IN THE FACE WHILE PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER, DX: BURN TO FAC E, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| BURN TO FACE WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE WITH LGHTER DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE WEARING HER AT HOME NASAL CANULA AND FELL ASLEEP AND OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE DEPT.THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING W/FRIEND AT HOME, POURED COLOGNE ON THIGH, FRIEND USED CIGARETT LIGHTER HE FOUND IN HOME SET ON FIRE; 2ND DG BURN TO THIGH, FIRE/EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED SELF WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER;DX BURNED ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| BURN FINGER ON LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| BURNED THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Plastic bags |
| ONE WEEK AGO PT WAS USING A LIGHTER TO LIGHT A PLASTIC BAG A PIECE OF OF THE BAG FELL ONTO HIS HAND/FINGER BURNING. DX HEALING BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 14 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, Containers |
| PLAYED WITH LIGHTER AND EMPTY GAS CAN;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS BURNT ON THE ARMPIT BY A LIGHTER, MOM HAD JUST LIT SOME CANDLES PICKED PT UP, LIGHTER STILL HOT, DX: BURN TO ARMPIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS LIGHTING CIGARETTE WHEN LIGHTER EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 77 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 |
| PLAYING WITH HIS CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT HOME WHILE ON OXYGEN WHICH CAUGHT FIRE, MINOR BURNS TO FACE, EXACERBATION OF COPD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 24 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: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE ANFD THE LIGHTER EXPLODED AND GOT THE LIGH TER FLUID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 37 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 |
| BURNS TO HAND WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 27YO HISP MALE BURNED L INDEX FINGER WITH A LIGHTER DAYS AGO,+ETOH,L ARM PAIN, DX MALAISE,BURN FINGER, FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| STUCK FINGER IN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Pins and needles |
| PT W/ PAIN/SWELLING OF THUMB X 3DAYS. HAD BURNED THUMB W/ CIGARETTE LIG HTER & THEN USED A SEWING NEEDLE TO PRICK IT. D:THUMB FELON, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE AND LIGHTER EXPLODED IN FACE AT GROUP HOME. FD NS.DX: FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 32 Y/O DRIVER INVOLVED IN ROLLOVER MVA TRYING TO RETRIEVE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OFF FLOOF OF CAR LOST CONTROL. DX-CONTUSION SCALP & CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 53 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 THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 49 Y/O C/O SORE THUMB FROM CLICKING CIGARETTE LIGHTER.DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 40 YOF CUT FINGER WITH BROKEN LIGHTER IN WAITING AREA LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN NECK ON LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| ON OXYGEN,USING A LIGHTER WHEN NASAL CANULA EXPLODED IN FACE RESULTING IN FACE,CHEST AND HAND BURNS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 18 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, Other glass bottles or jars |
| PATIENT PUT A CIGARETTE LIGHTER INSIDE A WATER BOTTLE AND LITE THE LIGH TER; FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE BOTTLE. BURNS, RIGHT HAND. FIRE; NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Nightwear |
| PT TRIED TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WHILE INTOXICATED BAC OF 202 AND LIT HER NIGHTGOWN WITH THE LIGHTER THERMAL BURNS TO CHEST FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| HIT ON FACE WITH A LIGHTER. DX CHEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH A *** LIGHTER AT HOME 1ST DEGREE BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| BURNED FINGER WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 58 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 |
| LIT A CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER AND FLAMES WENT IN FACE. DX THERMAL BURNS TO FACE - NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Matches |
| HAIR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND SPARK FROM MATCH IGNITED; EYES SWOLLEN,FACE SCABBED OVER,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT FINGER PAIN TO FINGER FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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