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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| FINGER BURNED-8 Y/O M-FINGERS BURNED WHILE PLAYING W/ ALCOHOL & CIGARET TE LIGHTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING W/FRIEND AT HOME, POURED COLOGNE ON THIGH, FRIEND USED CIGARETT LIGHTER HE FOUND IN HOME SET ON FIRE; 2ND DG BURN TO THIGH, FIRE/EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED SELF WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER;DX BURNED ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 10 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 |
| BURN FINGER ON LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Plastic bags |
| ONE WEEK AGO PT WAS USING A LIGHTER TO LIGHT A PLASTIC BAG A PIECE OF OF THE BAG FELL ONTO HIS HAND/FINGER BURNING. DX HEALING BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Containers |
| PLAYED WITH LIGHTER AND EMPTY GAS CAN;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| HIT ON FACE WITH A LIGHTER. DX CHEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 12 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 FINGER WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT FINGER PAIN TO FINGER FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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