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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT C/O OF BURN TO HAND BY CIGARRETTE AT THE FAIR DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIGHTER BLEW UP IN FACE AND SUSTAINED BURNS FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 45 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 LIT A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT TOUCHED RIGHT KNEE WITH A CIGARETTE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO THE PATH OF A THROWN CIGARETTE LIGHTER SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CONTUSION RIGHT THUMB-FLICKING LIGHTER CONSTANTLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 40 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED FACE W/ LIGHTER,BURN TO FOOT W/ GLASS PIPE DX: SEPTIC DE CRANON BURSITIS, MULTI SKIN LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT LIGHTING A CIGARETTE AND THINKS A SPARK FROM LIGHTER WENT INTO EYE, C/O L EYE PAIN DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT BURNED FINGER W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH LIT CIGARETTE. DX: CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| CORNEAL ABRASION: IN TRUCK DRIVING HOME, LIT CIGARETTE, WHEN SPARKFROM *** LIGHTER FLEW FROM FLINT OF LIGHTER, STRIKING RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 40 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SPILLED BUTANE LIGHTER FLUID ON ARM FILLING LIGHTER AND THEN LIT CIGARE TTE AND ARM IGNITED BURNING IT,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PAIN TO FINGER BURN WHILE USING CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FOREHEAD BURN/49YOF WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE AT HOME & LIGHTER CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIRE AND HAIR FELL INTO FACE CAUSING FOREHEAD BURN.NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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