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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER INJURED IN MVA WHILE LOOKING FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTER WH ILE DRIVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Jewelry |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER BURN WITH RING REMOVAL.PT BURNED FINGER ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND FINGER SWELLED UP AND PT HAD TO HAVE RING REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 30 YOMC WAS SITTING BY 2 OTHER PEOPLE AND ONE THREW A LIGHTER AND HIT H IM IN THE NOSE/ LACERATION TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 43 Y/O F INJURED TOP OF R HAND WHEN CIGARETTE LIGHTER FELL ON IT AT HOM E. DX; CONTUSION R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 28 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE WHEN SOMEONE SMOKED CIGARETTE AT HER HOME, C/O EYE DISCHARGE, REDNESS. BLURRED VISION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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