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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 13 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 |
| PATIENT PUT LIGHTER ONTO THE FIRE SUSTAINING BURNS TO FACE, FOREHEAD, CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT FELL ONTO LIT LIGHTER. DX: CORNEAL ABR, FIRST DEG BURN FACE, ASTHMA EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Decorative yard equipment |
| BURN TO FACE WHILE PAINTING MAILBOX @ NIGHT USING LIGHTER DX 2ND DEGREE BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| FACIAL BURNS, LIGHTER EXPLODED IN FACE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT STUCK A PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHTER UP NOSE SUSTAINED '' NASAL FOREIGN BODY'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FACIAL AND EAR BURNS. PT WAS TRYING TO BURN ENDS OF HAIR DURING A CHEMI CAL PROCESS WITH A LIGHTER AND CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIRE. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT HAD LIGHTER BLOW UP IN FACE; FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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