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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 966
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
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: 12/25/2002 | 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: 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: 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: 10/18/2002 | Age: 15 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: Lighters |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND, SPRAYED PERFUME BOTTLE AND THEN LIT A LIGH TER POINTED TOWARDS LOWER LEG; 3RD DEGREE LEG BURNS |
| 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: 10/01/2002 | Age: 5 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: Lighters, Day wear |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE WHEN PLAYIGN WITH LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. NO EVIDENCE OF INHALATION OR INJURY URY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| SMELLED LIGHTER FUMES AT *** DX. NO EVIDENCE OF INHALATION OR IN JURY JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT INGESTED LIGHTER FLUID @5:15PM TODAY WITNESSED, INGESTION |
| 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: 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: 06/22/2002 | 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: 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: 05/05/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED WRIST WHILE PLAYING W/LIGHTER.DX: R WRIST BURN. |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| WAS STRAITENING HAIR AND LIT CIGARETTE W/LIGHTER, FLAMES CAUGHT HAIR. DX. BURN HEAD, HAND L/R. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| 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: 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: 03/21/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN LIP - BURNED LOWER LIP WITH A LIGHTER, HAD BEEN DRINKING |
| 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: 02/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-IN HOUSEFIRE-TRYING TO RESCUE HER CHILDREN-SON PLAYING W/ A LIGHTER-CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE-2 CHILDREN DIED-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-IN A HOUSEFIRE-YOUNG BOY PLAYING W/ A LIGHTER CAUGHT A MATTRESS ON FIRE-SISTER DEAD @ THE SCENE-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| FULL ARREST/SMOKE INHALATION-HOUSEFIRE-TWIN BROTHER PLAYING W/ A LIGHTE R-CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE-SISTER DEAD @ THE SCENE-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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