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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 652
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 03/15/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN TO EYE WHEN LIGHTER FLAME JUMPED UP AND BURNED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| HIT ONTO EYE C A ?***LID LIGHTER>> CORNEAL ABRS >> CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters, Other ranges or ovens |
| FAMILY FRIEND WAS LIGHTING THE PILOT LIGHT ON THE STOVE AND LIGHTER HIT PT IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| FOUND AN OLD PLASTIC LIGHTER, THREW INTO GROUND, RICOCHETEDOFF GROUND, HIT IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER & IT DROPPED TO GROUND AND BROKE. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA TO EYE, CORNEAL ABR. |
| 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: 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: 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: 04/07/2003 | Age: 38 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| R EYE CORNEAL ABRAS;CELLULITIS R EYELID/38YOF STUCK HERSELF IN THE R EYE WITH A LIGHTER AT 2AM. C/O R EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| HIT IN EYE WITH THROWN LIGHTER ACCIDENTLY DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2000 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2000 | Age: 5 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters, Batteries |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Fireworks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/1998 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Lighters, Batteries |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/1998 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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