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Accidents - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT DROPPED A CIGARETTE ON LEG CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN. NOT FIRE RETL ATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2005Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
DAD/STEPMOTHER PICKED UP PATIENT FROM MOTHER, HAD 5-7 SORES ON THIGH/FA CE, THIGH GETTING MORE RED/SWOLLEN; POSSIBLE CIGARETTE BURN VS IMPETIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ACCIDENTLY BURNED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT UPPER THIGH WITH A LIT CIGARE TTE THERAM BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND DROPPED THE CIGARET TE ONTO LEFT THIGH SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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