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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 01/31/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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, Day wear |
| 38 YO MALE HAD CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURST IN HIS SOCK BURN RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT WAS FILLING *** LIGHTER W/FLUID & PANTS CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: L LEG BURN 8% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 09/08/1997 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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