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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 452
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:119Face:98
Hand:83Eyeball:66
Upper Leg:59Internal:15
Upper Trunk:7

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PATIENT PLAYING WITH LIGHTER, TRYING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE BUTT AT HOME, B URED SELF; 2ND/3RD DG BURNS TO CHEST, 2ND DG FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER, DROPPED LIINTO BUCKET OF PAINT @ HOME,P AINT CAUGHT FIRE AND FLASHED BACK ON SHIRT/1/2ND HAND/FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BUNRED RT INDEX FINGER ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURN RT UPPER/LOWER EYELID - HX OF WALKING INTO A CIGARETTE LIGHTER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
RAN INTO SOMEONE HOLDING A CIGARETTE, BURNED EYE AREA ON FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
3 YOM BURNED HAND WITH LIGHTER BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Baby strollers
BURNS L THIGH, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A CIGARETTE THRO WN FROM A WINDOW WHILE IN THE STROLLER AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, REDNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT AT A BEACH WHEN SOMEONE FLIPPED A CIGARETTE AWAY STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PUT RIF INTO CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN AUTO TODAY. BURN 2ND DEGREE TIP RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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