Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,174
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	121
Year 2001:	50
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	187
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	182
Year 2007:	172
Year 2009:	109
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 05/12/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
27YO HISP MALE BURNED L INDEX FINGER WITH A LIGHTER DAYS AGO,+ETOH,L ARM PAIN, DX MALAISE,BURN FINGER, FOREARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Pins and needles
PT W/ PAIN/SWELLING OF THUMB X 3DAYS. HAD BURNED THUMB W/ CIGARETTE LIG HTER & THEN USED A SEWING NEEDLE TO PRICK IT. D:THUMB FELON, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
49 Y/O C/O SORE THUMB FROM CLICKING CIGARETTE LIGHTER.DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
40 YOF CUT FINGER WITH BROKEN LIGHTER IN WAITING AREA LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 28 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
BURNED THUMB WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
LIGHTER EXPLODED AND BURNED FINGER FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 45 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
LIGHTER EXPLODED INTO HAND WHILE LIGHTING A CIG "FINGERS BURN'' FD DOC NA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT TOUCHED A HOT CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURNED (L) 2ND FINGER
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: 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: 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: 09/18/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	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
PT HAS BURN TO FINGER WHEN TOUCHED HOT PART OF CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
45 YOM REFILLED LIGHTER WITH FLUID, LIGHTED CIGARETTE, AND FINGERS CAUG HT ON FIRE CAUSING BURN TO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS. NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURN ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER - BURN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
28 YOM BURNED LEFT THUMB WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER ONE WEEK AGO AND KNOW H AS INFECTION TO THUMB.
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: 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: 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: 07/14/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	Age: 40 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, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2000	Age: 33 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1999	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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