Accidents - Lighter fluids - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,168
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	208
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	296
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	137
Year 2003:	16
Year 2006:	142
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	160
Year 2009:	82

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	455
26-50 years old:	455
50+ years old:	241

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BLISTER TO FINGER AFTER USING LIGHTER FLUID DX: BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
83 Y/O M INJURED ALL FINGERS OF L HAND WHEN SPILLED LIGHTER FLUID AND I T IGNITED AT HOME. DX; BURN L FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 77 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
TRYING TO REFILL A LIGHTER WITH FUEL&GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON FIRE, ?MECH >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURNED 3RD-5TH FINGERS FROM A FIRE THAT SHE SQUIRTED LIGHTER FLUID IN T O . DX BURN. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT BURNED FINGERS USING LIGHTER FLUID AND A *** LIGHTER. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON 3RD, FOURTH AND 5TH DIGITS. FD DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 21 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT SUSTAINED BURNS OF HIS FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A FIRE WITH LIG HTER FLUID. (NO FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WAS USING LIGHTER FLUID TO FILL *** LIGHTER & FIRE BURNT FINGERSDX: 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ALL FINGERS-----NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 8 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: Lighter fluids
PLAYING WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND BURNED LT. HAND,THUMB,1ST 2 FINGER. DX. BURN SECOND DEGREE, LESS THAN 1 % TBA, LT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
BURN R 2ND, 3RD & 4TH FINGERS WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
PT. RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FINGERS WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BURNED THEM WITH LIGHTER FLUID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2001	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2000	Age: 21 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: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids, Charcoal or wood-burning grills
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 33 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1997	Age: 18 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighter fluids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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