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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN HAND ON A LIGHTER RIGHT HAND BURNS 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RIGHT HAND BURN. PT WAS REFILLING A LIGHTER AND SPILLED SOME ON HAND, T HEN WHEN LIGHTING A CIGARETTE, IT IGNITED FLUID ON HAND NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNED HAND WITH A LIGHTER. DX. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 45 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT SLURRING WORDS & HAS HIP PAIN. +ETOH. ALSO HAS HAND BURN. NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED; SAYS "LIGHTER BLEW UP". ?FDA. D:ETOH INTOXICATIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN WITH INFECTION LEFT HAND PLAYING A "SISSY" GAME WITH A LIGHTER, BU RNED HIMSELF% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Clothing accessories |
| 24 YO M WEARING GLOVES BURNED HANDBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| SECIND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND - WAS PLAYING WITH HAIR SPRAY AND A LIGHTE R AND BURNED SELF ON FIRE " FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENDANCE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 42 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FILLING LIGHTER CAUGHT FIRE - 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PTS. LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS REFILLING IT, RESULTING IN BUR N TRAUMA TO BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS.SUPERFICIAL FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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