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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:76
50+ years old:96

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Tables
57YOF BENT DOWN TO PUT OUT CIGARETTE, FELL OVER, HIT HEAD ON WROUGHT TABLE. DX - HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
65 Y/O/F LIGHTING SA CIGARETTE WITH A LIGHTER AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE A T HOME 3 DAYS AGO BURNED HEAD DX// SCALP BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
68 F SUST BURN TO SCALP FROM LIGHTER WHEN HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE# NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
13YOF WITH BURN TO SIDE OF HEAD WHILE LIGHTING LIGHTER DX: BURN TO SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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