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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED CHIN WITH A CIGARETTE DX: CHIN BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT ON PORCH AND SMOKING CIGARETTE WHILE ON OXYGEN TANK FOR ASTHMA AND B URNED BY FIRE ON FACE NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HANDS OF 52 YO MALE 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FILLING LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID WHEN IT BLEW UP AND SHE CAUGHT FIRE BURNING 85% OF HER BODY;RAN INTO SHOWER TO PUT OUT FIRE;? FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| SMOKES; ON O2 TANK ALL THE TIME LIT A CIGARETTE AND FACE CAUGHT ON FIRE DX FACIAL BURNS FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 51 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO NOSE WAS STANDING WITH OXYGEN ON & LIT CIGA RETTE. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R FACE, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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