Accidents - Lighters - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	75
6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	31
26-50 years old:	208
50+ years old:	133

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	186	Hand:	107
Internal:	69	Finger:	53
Eyeball:	28	Lower Leg:	16
Ear:	16	Lower Arm:	15
Head:	15	Upper Trunk:	6
Lower Trunk:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT DX BURN INJURY TO LT ARM - S/P BURN WITH LIGHTER ON LT ARM TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighters
PT PLAYING W/FRIEND WHO HAD A LIGHTER AT HOME YESTERDAY, POSSIBLY BURNE D THEN FELL ON HAND, PAIN; HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 52 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 BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE. FD NS. DX: FACE/L INDEX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Day wear
PATIENT PLAYING WITH LIGHTER, SET SHIRT ON FIRE, MOM PATTED FIRE OUT; 2 ND DEGREE BURNS TO ABDOMEN/FLANK, FINGERS, 2% TBSA, NO FD INV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lighters
BULLET TO R EYE - ORBIT BLEEDING TRANSFERRED TO ***, CHILD FOUND A BULLET AND LIT IT ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER WHEN IT BLEW UP IN EYES
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
BURN TO HAND, PT HELD LIGHTER TO TOP OF HAND, AND GOT BURNED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 46 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
RELIGHTING A CIGARETTE .CIGARETTE EXPLODED BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighters
PT CUT (L) THUMB ON A LIGHTER DX;; NONE STATED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 14 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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT SPRAYED W/PERFUME AT FRIENDS HOUSE, FRIEND LIT LIGHTER & HELD IT TOW ARDS PT JOKINGLY SETTING SHIRT ON FIRE, NOW W/BURN TO CHEST, FD?; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
A CLASS MATE SET PT HAIR ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER, ?MECH >>HAIR BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Lighters, Pipes
40 YOF W/ 2 BLACK CIRCULAR BURNS 2 RT PALM AFTER SETTING OFF "POTATO CA NNON", PVC PIPE FILLED W/ HAIRSPRAY, USE GRILL IGNITOR, BURN FROM STEAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids
REPORTS BURNING THUMB WHILE FILLING LIGHTER, NO BLISTERING >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Lighters
SWALLOWED A QUARTER AT HOME DX FB SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 8 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
PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND. DX: L HAND BURN 1% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters
PT BURNED LEG LAST PM W/LIGHTER. DX: L LOWER LEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighters
REPORTEDLY A LIGHTER EXPLODED INTO HER FACE, IMMEDIATE VISION CHANGES >>CONJ LAC/TRUMATIC IRITIS/VITROUS HEAMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighters
PT PLAYING W/BUTANE LIGHTER, MOM TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT & SPLASHED PT IN FACE/EYE, NOW W/BURNING, REDNESS & EYELID SWELLING; EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighters, Day wear
PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE. +FD. DX: R EAR/CHEST PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 1%.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 62 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
BURN TO FACE WHILE USING A LIGHTER DX: FACIAL BURN NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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