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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:75
Year 2005:15
Year 2010:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/14/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
55 Y/O BM SUSTAINED A BURN TO EYE WHILE LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITH A LIH TER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FLINT FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER FLEW INTO EYE DX. FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/1998Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire:
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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