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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 142
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FLUID STARTED ON FIRE AFTER FILLING ZIPPO LIGHTER & LIGHTING IT AGAIN D XBURN RT. HAND. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 44YMC REFILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED LIGHTER AND LIGHTER SPARKED ONTO HAND/BURN FD DIDN'T ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT GOT OF SOME OF BUTAN GAS ON HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL IN HIS CIG ARRETTE LIGHTER, LIT IT UP, BURNT HAND, SUSTAINED"HAND BURN"+SMOKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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