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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 601
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:187Finger:162
Face:145Eyeball:69
Lower Arm:1725 - 50% Body:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/25/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
OPEN WOUND TO FINGER CIGARETTE BURN RIGHT 2ND DIGIT 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNED TIP OF NOSE ON BROKEN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Toolboxes or tool kits
BURN FACE AND CHEST - 24 YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOOLBOX AND HA D A LIT CIGARETTE AND IGNITED "GREASE" AND SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/12/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT TOUCHED A HOT CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH RIGHT INDEX FINER THERMAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
ACCIDENTLY BURNED ARM W/ LIGHTER DX L FOREARM WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
BURN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAN D WITH BLISTERING - WAS REFILLING A *** LIGHTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BUTANE CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS FILLING IT. DX: FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% BodyDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT SUST BURNS TO MULTIPLE SITES FROM CIGARETTLIGHTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF HER CORNEA AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK B Y A CIGARETTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT BURNED HAND LIGHTING A CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids
FILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND LIGHTER EXPLODED DX 1ST DEGREE AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Electric deep fryers
PT DROPPED *** LIGHTER INTO OIL FRYER TOOK LIGHTER OUT AND WHEN LIGHTER WAS EXPOSED TO AIR IT POPPED IN FACE 1ST DEGREE BURNS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
16 YOM WAS BURNT WHEN A LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE BURNING TRASH NO FIRE DE PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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