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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX;RIGHT THUMB ABSCESS.PT BURNED FINGER ON LIGHTER AND THEN IT ABSCESSE D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT BURNED FINGER WITH LIGHTER 2 DAYS AGO, BLISTERING; 2ND DEGREE F INGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS BURNED W/LIGHTER WHILE SMOKING CRACK. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED AST DIGIT ON LIGHTER IN CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 20 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FINGERS BURNED-10-19% TBSA-USING A ZIPPO LIGHTER TO LIGHT HIS CIGARETTE -FLAMES HIT FINGER-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Lighters, Other ranges |
| PT DX AMPUTATION TO RT INDEX THUMB - S/P LIGHTER NEXT TO STOVE GLASS EXPLODED INTO FACE AND RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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