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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 9 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PATIENT WAS BURNED BY LIGHTER FLUID, CIGARETTE LIGHTER CAUGHT LEFT ARM ON FIRE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND AND ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SPRAYING AFTERSHAVE THEN LIGHTING IT WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER SUSTAI NED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SUSTAINED THERMAL BURN TO RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURNED FINGERS WRIST KNEE THIGH WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND VEGETABLE OIL. ?FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER & GASOLINE; THE GAS SPLASHED ON RT. LEG & CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN TO LEG PLAYING WITH COLOGNE & A LIGHTER DX: R LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Day wear |
| 6 Y.O. B MALE W/MULTI-BURNS. PT SOMEHOW GOT AHOLD OF A LIGHTER & CAUGHT HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE. NS IF FD ATTD. E899 PT TRANSFERRED TO CHILDRENS IN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 8 YO F, STOPPED AT STORE, PT GOT CIG LIGHTER, PLAYING WITH IT AND CAUGH T HAIR ON FIRE. DX 1ST DEG BURN FOREHEAD, NS FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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