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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:84Head:20
Finger:20Hand:15
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/07/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WITH BURN TO HAND FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WALKED INTO A CIGARETTE AT HOME AND INJURED EYE DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNED THUMB ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2007Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WALKED INTO UNCLE'S HAND, WHO WAS HOLDING A LIT CIGARETTE EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Drinking glasses
CHILD WAS REACHING OF A GLASS HE EYELID ON AN OUTSTRETCHED CIGARETTE I THE HAND OF ANOTHER PERSON DX- EYELID BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/15/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT HAS ABLISTER ON RT INDEX FINGER; PT WAS AROUND OTHER CHILDREN, WHO WERE PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2007Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
SIBLING WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHTER - LIT HAIR ON FIRE. DX 2ND DEGREE BUR N ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/09/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
CHILD CAME DOWN STAIRS WITH HAIR ON FIRE - PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER - BUR N TO HEAD - NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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