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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Fire extinguishers |
| PT.BURNED BOTH HANDS, TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE STARTED BY CIGAR .USED CHE MICAL SPRAY , IT BURNED HANDS. DX. THERMAL BURNS BOTH HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 47 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SUSTAINED BURNS OF THE HAND BY FALLING ASLEEP WITH A CIGARETTE AND S TARTING MAGAZINES ON FIRE AT HOME. (UNKNOWN FD INVOLVEMENT) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 29 Y/O M INJURED BOTH HANDS WHEN CIGARETTE HE WAS SMOKING CAUGHT FIRE A T HOME. DX; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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