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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 987
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 31 YOF WAS PLAY WITH LIGHTER CAUGHT BED ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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, Portable gas or LP heaters |
| 43 YOF WAS BURNED BECAUSE LIGHTER WAS LEFT ON THE PROPANE HEATER IN TENT. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL L FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 12 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, Bags |
| 12 YR M BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND TRASH BAG;DX BUR NED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH FACIAL BURNS WHEN SHE STATED A LIGHTER BLOW U P IN HER FACE- DX-FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 7 YO FEMALE FOUND A LIGHTER AT HOME AND WAS PLAYING WITH IT AND SET HAI R ON FIRE. DX SCALP BURN - FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| A12YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER IN HIS BADROOM AND CAUGHT THE ROOM ON FIRE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH AND HAND,SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| 5 YOM WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND LIT SHIRT ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM BURNED LT FOREARM WITH LIGHTER 2 WEEKS AGO, STILL NOT HEALED DX: BURN LT FOREARM, SUBACUTE LT SCAPULA PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| 5 YOF STUCK IN EYE W/FIREWORKS LIGHTER STICK DX: L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 55 YO F, C/O BURN TO LEFT HAND, WAS REFILLING LIGHTER WITH FLUID WHEN T HE LIGHTER LIT BURST INTO FLAMES, FD NOT NOTEDDX 2ND DEG BURN LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN TO R L LEG, ANKLE,ARM, ELBOW&NECK/40YOM STS AT HOME WAS LIGHTING F IRE AND FIRE FLARED UP & BURNED THE R SIDE OF PT'S BODY.NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 67YOF ATTEMPTING TO REFILL A BUTANE LIGHTER WHEN SHE SET HER HAND ON FIRE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LEFT HAND, NO FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PART.THICK BURNS FACE:51YOM TRYING TO START ***,PLUGS OUT,CLEANED, STRUCK LIGHTER TO SEE IF GAS IN PISTON HOLES,BLEW UP,BURNED FACE,NO F.D |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| 8YOM PLAYING WITH LIGHTER,CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE, MOM WAS IN ANOTHER ROOM HEARD PT SCREAMING,WEARING 2 SHIRTS; CHEST, ARM BURNS 8% TBSA,FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| R ARM AND PALM BURN/10YOM WHILE AT FATHERS HOUSE YESTERDAY BURNED ARM A ND HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 3YOF BURNED INDEX FINGER AND THUMB X3-4 DAYS FROM PLAYING W/LIGHTER, BL ISTERS POPPED TODAY, PT PICKING AT SITES; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| 20 MOM PT WITH ABRASION/LACERATION TO SOFT PALATE, HAD LIGHTER IN MOUTH , FELL BACKWARDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Blankets |
| 28 YOM WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER ON BED & BLANKET IGNITED. +FD. DX: BURNS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| 10YO MALE WITH BURNS TO UPPER LEGS, WAS PLAYING WITH A FIREPLACE LIGHTER, CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Paper products |
| DX 2ND DEG BURNS: 8YOM BURNS TO L BALM & B/T FINGER W PLAY' W LIGHTER W LIGHT' NEWSPAPER ON FIRE.; HAD IMMED SX OF PN & BLISTERS; NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| 54 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER 1 WK AGO AND THUMB BECAME PAINFUL. DX: R THUMB PARONYCHIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| 3 Y/O W/F RECEIVED SEVERE BURNS TO ABDOMEN, FINGERS AND CHEST WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND CAUGHT CLOTHES ON FIRE AT HOME. NO FD ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 19YOF HAD A MARSHMALLOW ON STICK AND USED A LIGHTER AND BURNT LIPS DX BURN TO LIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| 13YOM GOT PERFUME OF A SHIRT AND A LIGHTER CAUGHT IT ON FIRE, 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 31 YOF WAS BURNED BY LIGHTER. DX: SMALL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| 60YOM HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A LIGHTER. DX. FACE ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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