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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 276
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| 54 YOM WAS USING LIGHTER 1 WK AGO AND THUMB BECAME PAINFUL. DX: R THUMB PARONYCHIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| LEFT THUMB BURN. PT BURNED FINGER WHEN USING A LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX:R THUM ABSCESS. STATES BURNED THUMB WITH LIGHTER 3-4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2001 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1999 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/1998 | 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, Scald |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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