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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 69 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX FACIAL BURN: LIGHTER TO PILOT LIGHT OF ?????, BURNED FACE BY FLAMES . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 1% FACIAL BURNS.PT HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLOW UP IN FACE AND BURN FAC E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT FOUND PLAYING WITH 2 LIGHTERS WITH RT EYELID CATCHING ON FIRE, BURN S,FIRE RESCUE INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS LIGHTING HAIRSPRAY ON FIRE W/LIGHTER. FD NS. DX: FLASH BURN R FACE, CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| ALLEGEDLY LIT A LIGHTER THAT BLEW INTO HIS FACE. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Water heaters |
| USING LIGHTER TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS H20 HEATER--FD INVOLVEMENT NOT STATED. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE,ARM,HAND. CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 16 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: Lighters, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| TRYING TO LIGHT WOOD BURNING STOVE, DROPPED LIGHTER INTO STOVE. STOVE FLASHED FIRE. BURNS TO FACE AND HAND. NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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