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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 593
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SWALLOWED THE WHEEL OF A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| HIT ON LT FACIAL CHEEK WITH LIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY CAUSING LACERATION; 1.5CM FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT FILLING *** LIGHTER W FLUID AND LIT LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAD BEEN DRINKING AND PLACE A LIGHTER IN HIS RECTUM - SURGERY TO REM OVE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LUMBAR SPRAIN-C/O BACK PAIN X 2 DAYS AFTER FEELING A POP WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNS TO RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. PT FELL ASLEEP WITH BURNING CIGA RETTE IN FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L HAND, ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION WHILE FILLING *** BUTANE LIGHTER FOR DAD, PATIENT SMELLS OF ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT CALF. BURNT ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 47 YOF LIGHTING A CIGARETTE AND A PIECE OF ASH FLEW INTO LEFT EYE-DX SCLERA BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 39 YO MALE BURNED THUMB WITH LIGHTER 4-5 DAYS AGO - EXPLODING *** CELLU LITIS THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN FINGER - 29 YOF WAS IN CAR THIS MORNING AND BURNED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT STATES BURNED FINGER SEVERAL DAYS AGO ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX : BURN TO 1ST FINGER, RIGHT HAND WITH INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNS (L) EYEBALL, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A LIGHTED CIGARETTE WHILEDRI VING, TRIED TO AVOID A BUS, C/O SEVERE PAIN, IRRITATION, TEARING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 27 YO F BURN FOREHEAD W/CIGARETT LIGHTER BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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