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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,300
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RAN INTO LIT END OF MOM'S CIGARETTE AT HOME BURNING BOTH EYELIDS,ATTEMP TED TO PICK UP CIGARETTE SPREADING EMBERS;EYELID/HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT TRIED TO LIGHT CIGARETTE WHILE ON HOME O2. DX: FACIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 52 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND FORGOT HE HAD HIS NASAL CANNULA ON WHICH FLASH B URNED HIS FACE AND MELTED PLASTIC,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WALKED INTO A LIT CIGAR - BURNED EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED FOREHEAD W/CIGARETTE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Medical equipment, general |
| PT GOT 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE/CHEST W/ SOME NOSTRIL & HAND BURN S WHILE SMOKING USING OXYGEN FOR COPD. DX:BURNS TO FACE,CHEST.HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| YESTERDAY WALKED INTO A LIT CIGARETTE, HAS PERIORBITAL SWELLING WITH EY E SWOLLEN SHUT/ LWT, WENT TO OPTHALMOLOGIST |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Medical equipment, general |
| 60 Y/O M INJURED FACE WHEN LIT CIGARETTE WITH 02 CANULA ON AT HOME. DX; FACAIL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED WITH CIGARETTE R EYE LID. CIGRETTE BURN R EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT LIT A CIGARETTE AND CURTAINS CAUGHT FIRE. DX FACIAL BURNS, UNK FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WALKED INTO MOM'S CIGARETTE SECOND DEGREE BURN UNDER LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| DRIVING CAR AND THREW CIGARETTE OUT WINDOW AND IT BLEW BACK IN BACKSEAT AND CAUGHT FIRE BUT SHE KEPT DRIVING-BURNS TO FACE,BACK,INTUBATED,SMOKE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 51 YOF WAS OUTSIDE SMOKING CIGARETTE THIS EARLY AM AND COLLAPSED, SUSTA INED LACERATIONS TO CHIN AND FACE AND MULTIPLE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT FELL AND MOM PICKED PT UP WITH A CIGARETTE IN MOUTH - BURNED PTS FAC E. DX BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RAN INTO A LITE CIGARETTE AND BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 60 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Medical equipment, general |
| FACIAL BURNS/60YOM C/O FACIAL BURNS FROM SMOKING WITH 4% 02 LAST NIGHT. SUSTAINED FLASH BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING AND USING HOME O2 WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURNS FACE 4%, L SCAULA 3%, R FOOT 1%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Basketball |
| CHILD RAN INTO CIGARETTE CHASING BASKETBALL DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN R EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO A LIT CIGARETTE. HAS BURNS TO R EYELID WITH SW ELLING AND INFLAMMATION TO CONJUNCTIVA. DX R EYELID BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Nonbaby mattresses |
| PT OR PARTNER FELL ASLEEP WITH CIGARETTE,MATTRESS FIRE,BURNT DOWN HOUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS AT FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT LIT CIGARETTE WHILE USING NASAL O2 AND MUSTACHE CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL BURNS 4%. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SUSTAINED A CIGARETTE BURN TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE TWO DAYS AGO NOW T HE WOUND IS INFECTED ABSCESS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| PT'S SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SMOKING ON HOME O2. FD NS. DX: 10% TBSA BURNS FULL THICKNESS, RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WALKED INTO A CIGARETTE AND BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT RAN INTO CIGARETTE HELD BY SITTER AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE YEST, NOW W/P AIN, SWELLING & REDNESS TO EYELID; BURNS OF EYELID & PERIOCULAR AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS BURNED WHEN SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHEN ON OXYGEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT LIT CIGARETTE WHILE USING HOME O2 WHICH FLASHED. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 2% RT EYELID BURN.PT WENT TO THROW A CIGARETTE OUT OF A CAR AND IT CAM E BACK TO BURN EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Medical equipment, general |
| PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND OXYGEN TANK CAUGHT FIRE AND SUSTAINED SE VERE BURNS ON FACE AND AIRWAY. NOFD D: FACIAL BURNS,AIRWAY BURNS. TRANS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SBNH PT BURNING L SIDE OF FACE WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE. BURN L FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHEN O2 EXPLODED IN FACE. FD NS. DX: 7% TBSA BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND CAUGHT HERSELF ON FIRE BURNING FACE AND SCALP,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE USING HOME O2 AND THERE WAS A FLASH FLAME. FD NS. DX: FACIAL BURNS 1% TBSA, INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND OXYGEN IGNITED BURN TO FACE * ?FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Matches |
| PT REPORTS HE WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE W/ A MATCH. DX. 2ND DEG BURNS TO TIP OF NOSE AND CHEEKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT USES OXYGEN AND WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE AND IGNITED FACE AND HAIR ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVMENT. D: 2ND/ 3RD DEG BURNS, RESP DISTRESS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE USING HOME O2 AND CAUGHT FACE ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: SUPERF PARTIAL TO DEEP PARTIAL THICK BURNS FACE, SHOULD, HAND, COP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT FELL ASLEEP WITH A CIGARETTE AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE, BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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