Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	115
Year 1998:	80
Year 1999:	23
Year 2001:	209
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	91
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	6
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	103

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	12
6-15 years old:	355
16-25 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	159
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear
41YOM HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER LEAK AND PANST CAUGHT ON FIRE THERMAL BU RN TO LOWER LEG NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 28 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
28YOM WIFE WAS REMOVING NAIL POLISH AND SPILLED SOME OF THE REMOVE ON P TS LOWER LEG AS HE WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THERMAL BURN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Gasoline
13YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER, & GASOLINE, AT HOME- IT EXPLODED, & BURNED HIS LEGS, & FINGERS. DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT SHIN, & FIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Blankets
6 YR F GOT BURNED WHEN BLANKET WAS LIT ON FIRE WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER;D X BURNED LOWER LEGS-?FIRE DEPT
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: 01/31/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear
38 YO MALE HAD CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURST IN HIS SOCK BURN RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNED LOWER LEG 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE WHEN LIT LIGHTER AND LIGHTER FLUID ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WAS CLEANING EAR W/RUBBING ALCOHOL & CIGARETTE SPARKED SPILLED ALCOHOL. FD NS. DX: DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L LOWER LEG 9% TBSA.
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: 07/22/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT CALF. BURNT ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 8 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER & GASOLINE; THE GAS SPLASHED ON RT. LEG & CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURN TO LEG PLAYING WITH COLOGNE & A LIGHTER DX: R LOWER LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
MOM NOTED SEVERAL BURNS ON BABY AFTER PICK UP AT DAYCARE,BABYSITTER DRO PPED A LIT CIGARETTE ON BABY, BURNS TO LEGS,FEET,AND BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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, Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1999	Age: 13 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cardboard products
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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