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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: 09/18/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WITH A CIGARETTEDX: LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED SELF IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A CIGARETTE TWO DAYS AGO GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| BURN RIGHT LOWER EXT. PT SPILLED FINGERNAIL POLISH ON PANTS AND WHEN SH E DROPPED HER CIGARETTE, IT IGNITED HER PANTS.NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LOWER LEG BURNED WITH CIGARETTE NOW INFECTED DX INFECTED BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| DROPPED HER CIGARETTE DOWN HER PANTS, BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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