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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 168
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LEFT THIGH BURN.PT DROPPED A CIGARETTE ON THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Desk supplies |
| CUTTING FILTER OFF CIGARETTE WITH LETTER OPENER AND CUT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CIGARETTE AND BURNED LEG 4 DAYS AGO. DX: 2 SMALL BURNS R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED L THIGH W/ A CIGARETTE, C/O GETTING WORSE DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| CIGARETE BURN TO THIGH RIGHT EXTERIOR THIGH BURN CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Blankets |
| CIGARETTE CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT/THIGH BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 66 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| FULL TO PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT LEG.PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND B ENT DOWN AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Beds or bedframes |
| PT'S CIGARETTE FELL OUT OF HAND AND CAUGHT BED ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 5% TBSA BURN R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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