Accidents - Lighters - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,066
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	167
6-15 years old:	313
16-25 years old:	229
26-50 years old:	145
50+ years old:	209

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	211	Hand:	192
Upper Trunk:	162	Lower Arm:	128
Lower Trunk:	85	Mouth:	71
Wrist:	69	Finger:	39
Eyeball:	29	Head:	23
All Of Body:	19	Upper Leg:	16
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
BURN TO EYELID, PLAYING WITH LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighters
PT DX SOFT TISSUE INFECTION - C/O BURN TO RT THUMB DUE TO STRIKING A "METAL CIGARETTE LIGHTER" X3 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF RT HAND, WRIST, FOREARM, AT HOME USING LIGHTER TO BURN TRASH, PLASTIC MELTED, SPLASHED BACK ON HER HAND, WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
ONSET 10/30 BURN L FOREARM FROM LIGHTER, WAS DARED TO, DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS L HAND - BURNED HAND ON LIGHTER WHEN LIGH TING A CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighters
NOSE LAC-STRUCK W/A LIGHTER THAT WAS THROWN TO HIM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
SCALP 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS, PATIENT'S COUSIN WHO IS 3 YRS OLD PLAYE D WITH LIGHTER AND BURNED PATIENTS HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT AT SCHOOL WITH STUDENT WHO LIT A LIGHTER AND BURNED PT'S FINGERTIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids
CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER & LIGHTER FLUID. FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: CORNEAL ABR, DX2: BURN FACE. FIRE DEPT UNK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 7 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, Lighter fluids
CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER & LIGHTER FLUID. FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: FLASH BURN FACE. FIRE DEPT INVOLV UNK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 6 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, Lighter fluids
CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER AND LIGHTER FLUID & FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: BURN FACE NEC, CORNEAL ABR. FIRE DEPT UNK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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, Lighter fluids
CHILDREN IN BACKYARD LIT A LOG ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER & LIGHTER FLUID. FLAMES BURNED FACES. DX: MILD FLASH BURN FACE. FIRE DEPT INVOLV UNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Floors or flooring materials
LIGHTER THROWN ON FLOOR AT HOME, EXPLODED, C/O BURN; BURN TO HEAD AND F ACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Other fireplaces
WHILE LIGHTING FIREPLACE LIGHTER BLEW UP FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
TOUCHED CHEST TO HOT LIGHTER DX: BURN TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
SMALL BURN ON ABDOMEN-@ FOSTER HOME-11 YEAR OLD FOSTER CHILD TOUCHED PT W/A HOT LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
LT UPPER ARM BURN-@ HOME-BURNED BY A LIGHTER WHILE PLAYING W/ OTHER KID S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighters
PT SUST LACERATION TO CHIN RUNNING WITH LIGHTER AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighters
INJ THUMB WITH A LIGHTER BURNING IT;CELLULITIS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
LIGHTER BLEW UP IN FACE - FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT. WAS USING A FIREWORK STARTER AND BURNED HER CHEEK FIRST DEGREE BURN TO CHEEK - N/S IF FIREWORKS WERE INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 11 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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
CHILD WITH BURNS TO CHEST/NECK/ARM/HAND AFTER IGNITION OF COLOGNE IN BO TTLE WITH LIGHTER. NO OTHER DETAILS. ?FDA. D: 15% BURNS. TRANSFERRED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighters, Plastic products
PLAYING W/ LIGHTER BURNING A PIECE OF PLASTIC WHEN BURNING FRAGMENT STR UCK PT IN THE RT EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids
PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND HAD LIGHTER FLUID ON HAND. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT BURNED RT ARM 3RD DEGREE WITH LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighters, Fences or fence posts
1.5 CM LAC. UPPER LIP,,2 CM LOWER LIP LAC,WALKING ON ***, DROPPEDLIGHTE R,REACHED OVER FENCE POST TO PICK IT UP,HIT MOUTH ON FENCE POST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT THIGH.PT DROPPED A LIT ZIPPO LIGHTER ON THI GH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
FACIAL BURN-BURNING LEAVES-FIRE FLASHED IN HIS FACE-@ HOME-STARTED FIRE W/ LIGHTER-FD NOT STATED-TRANSFERRED TO BURN CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT WAS BURNED ON HANDS WITH A LIGHTER BY HIS INTOXICATED FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighters, Aerosol containers
9 YO BM - 1ST DEGREE BURNS ABDOMEN & L. ARM - FLASH BURNS - FRIEND HELD LIGHTER TO AEROSOL CAN - NO MENTION OF FIRE DEP'T. INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER,TOOK THE SILVER TOP OFF AND TURNED UP THE FLA ME,LIGHTER EXPLODED IN HAND, SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO LT PALM ,FD NOT INVOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighters
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A THROWN LIGHTER-PT HAD BEEN DRINKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Lighters
PT STARTED FIRE IN HOUSE WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER WHILE MOM AND SIBLI NGS SLEEPING TRAPPED IN HOUSE 5 MIN; SMOKE INHAL, FACIAL BURNS, FD ATTE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Lighters
PATIENT IN HOUSE FIRE STARTED BY SIBLING WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER WHIL E MOM/SIBLINGS SLEEPING, TAKEN OUTSIDE BY MOM, FD ATTEND; SMOKE INHALAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Lighters
IN HOUSE FIRE, FIRE STARTED BY SIBLING WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTEER WHEN MOM/SIBLINGS SLEEPING, PT TAKEN OUTSIDE BY MOM; SMOKE EXPOSURE, FD ATTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lighters
CONCUSSION WITH CHI.PTS SISTER THREW A LIGHTER TO PT AND IT HIT PT IN H EAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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