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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 267
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| MOUTH LAC-HIT W/A THROWN LIGHTER-NO DETAILS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Lighter fluids |
| RT HAND BURN:@ GROUP HOME,LIGHTS WENT OUT,PT FLICKED ON OVERSIZE LIGHTER, LIGHTER FLUID LEAKED ON HAND,CAUGHT FIRE,BURNED HAND, NO F. D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| LIP LAC, PT WAS HIT IN MOUTH WITH A LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT STATES LIGHTER "BLEW UP" IN HAND 3 HRS AGO. D:HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN TO EYE WHEN LIGHTER FLAME JUMPED UP AND BURNED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 50 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: Lighters |
| PT DX RT THUMB BURN - BURNED RT THUMB WITH LIGHTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-TRYING TO HELP RESCUE A CHILD IN HOUSE FIRE-LIGHTER CA UGHT A MATTRESS ON FIRE-COHB 1.8-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-TRYING TO HELP RESCUE A CHILD IN HOUSE FIRE-LIGHTER CA UGHT A MATTRESS ON FIRE-FD PRESENT-NO COHB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-MOTHER OF CHILD THAT CAUGHT A MATTRESS ON FIRE W/A LI GHTER-FD PRESENT-NO COHB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighters, Clothing |
| PT BENT TO PULL A LIGHTER OUT OF FIANCE'S POCKET. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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