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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 625
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LEFT HAND BURN. 29 YOF BURNED HAND ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear |
| 41YOM HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER LEAK AND PANST CAUGHT ON FIRE THERMAL BU RN TO LOWER LEG NS IF FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 28 YR OLD MALE USING A LIGHTER ON CIGARETTE WHEN IT EXPLODED BURNING FA CE AND HANDS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 29YOF USING A *** LIGHTER AND IT EXPLODED IN HER HAND. BURN TO HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear |
| 30 YOM KILLING BUGS W/RUBBING ALCOHOL THEN LIT CIGARETTE AND CLOTHES CA UGHT ON FIRE DX: 1ST &2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE AND ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 33YOWF PT WAS HIT IN L EYE SUNDAY NIGHT W/A *** LIGHTER BY ACCIDENT WH EN SOMEONE WAS THROWING IT TO HER. DX. CONT L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 28YOM WIFE WAS REMOVING NAIL POLISH AND SPILLED SOME OF THE REMOVE ON P TS LOWER LEG AS HE WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THERMAL BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 47YOM, C/O KNEE PAIN AFTER ROLLING ONTO A LIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 46YOM SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND - CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HIS HAND WHILE WALKING DOWN STREET. FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 47YOM, ACC KNELT ONTO CIGGRETTE LIGHTER >>KNEE CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 32YOF WAS POURING LIGHTER FLUIF IN LIGHTER, LIT LIGHTER NAS L HAND WAS BURNED DX- 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 38 YR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A LIGHTER AND FELL ONTO WRIST SPRAINING I T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 50 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL ALL DAY & SMOKING CIGARET TE LIGHTER- DX- ACUTE ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 31 YOM, LIGHTING LIGHTER, THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 49YOF HAS CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN VAGINA FOREIGN BODY VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| "FLICKED LIGHTER TO LIGHT CIGARETTE,CAME APART & STRUCK ME IN L EYE"DX L CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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