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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| THUMB PAIN. 73 YOM DEVELOPED PAIN FROM STRIKING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 53 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED HIS LEFT FINGER ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHILE LIGHTING A CIGAR ETTE THERMAL BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 77 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 |
| USING A LIGHTER BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT BURNED FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER 1 WK AGO. DX: INFECTED L INDEX BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED RT THUMB ON A CIGGARETTE LIGHTER, THERMAL BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 51 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: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED FINGER ON A LIGHTER WHILE INTOXICATED,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNS TO FINGERS BOTH HANDS, CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS O 3 FINGERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT. WAS FILLING A "***" LIGHTER AND ACCIDENTALLY IGNITED IT.DX: L 5TH F INGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 56 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, Lighter fluids |
| 56 Y/O M BURNED 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS WHILE TRYING TO FILL CIGARETTE LIG HTER WITH FLUID AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/1997 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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