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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 522
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODE IN HAND; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT. BURNED HIS HAND WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON AP P 1 PERCENT OF BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUST BURN TO ELBOW WITH LIGHTER FLUID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER NEAR FACE WHEN IT FLARED UP AND SINGED FACE,NO FI RE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT SUST. BURN TO HAND FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 21 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 PLAYING W/CIGARETTE LIGHTER, FLUID SPILLED AND IGNITED. FD NS.D X: BURN L INDEX/THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. PT WAS FILLING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND RECEIVE D A FLASH BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| BURNS TO LT HAND AND FOREARM STATES PUTTING LIGHTER FLUID IN LIGHTER WH EN LIGHTER BLEW UP DX: 2 DEGREE BURNS TO HAND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 19 Y/O F C/O FACIAL BURN - PLAYING WITH BUTANE LIGHTER AND EXPLODED. DX: FORE ARM RIGHT, FACE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 16 Y.O. W FEMALE W/DENTAL INJ. PT STS WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE MOUTH W/A LIGHTER @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FOREIGN BODY TO EYE, WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE, PIECE OF CIGARETTE LIGHT ER FLEW INTO EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Clothing |
| CIG. LIGHTER IGNITED CLOTHES,BURN ALL OVER BODY,FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEN D FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 21 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L THUMB/21YOWM WAS BURNING PICTURES USING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. BLACK CRUSTY AREA NOTED ON NAIL AND FIRST KNUCKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNS TO RT THUMB, RT INDEX FINGER. BURNED W/ CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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