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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 298
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT PUT ARM DOWN IN CIGARETTE LAST PM. DX: BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT PUT OUT FIRE ON WIFE DUE TO CIGARETTE + HOME O2. FD NS. DX: 1% TBSA SUPERFICIAL FOREARM BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| ARM , CHEST AND HEAD BURNS. PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE ON OXYGEN AND SUFFERED FLASH BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT HAS 2 BURNS ON FOREARM. SAYS HE DON'T KNOW HOW, FELT THEM IN S HOWER. DX: CIGARETTE BURNS TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Clothing |
| PT WAS SMOKING CIGAR, ASH FELL ON SLEEVE AND BURNED ARM.DX: BURN L ARM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SUST. BURN TO ARM FORM CIGARETTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED ARM WITH A CIGARETTE DX: FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2001 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Chairs |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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