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Accidents - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 407
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:232Hand:77
Lower Trunk:68Upper Trunk:16
Lower Arm:6Finger:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/22/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WALKED BY MOM AND RUBBED UP AGAINST HER HAND WITH A CIGARETTE - BURN ED EYE. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN L EYELID - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
R EYE CORNEAL BURN/15YOM WAS OUT W/GIRLFRIEND & SHE ACCIDENTALLY GOT A CIGARETTE ASH IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
HIT IN EYE WITH CIGARETTE. DX CENTRAL CORNEAL BURN L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Gasoline
PATIENT FELL, HAD CIGARETTE IN HAND AND JUG OF GAS. GAS STARTED FIRE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LOWER BACK, BOTH LEGS. FIRE DEPT NOT MENTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/11/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PATIENT 3DYS AGO BURN TO LEFT HAND WITH HOT MARIJUANA PIPE. NOW NOT USING HAND. DX. BURN TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear
MULT BURNS TO CHEST, ARMS AND HANDS. PT HAD PUT COLOGNE ON AND A FRIEND FLICKED A CIGARETTE AT HIM IGNITING SHIRT. CAREFLIGHTED. NO FD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WITH PSYCH ISSUES HAS CIGARETTE BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM- PLAYINGCIGARE TTE BURN GAME WITH FRIEND'S. DX CIGARETTE BURN LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY BURNED WITH A CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT C/O CIGARETTE ASHES FLYING INTO EYE DX:FOREIGN BODY TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
HIT IN EYE WITH CIGARETTE DX BURN TO CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH SMALL BURN TO RIGHT HAND FROM CIGGARE TTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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