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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TOUCHED HIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN CAR WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE, BURNE D FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A LIT CIGARETTE BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| PT WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE ANFD THE LIGHTER EXPLODED AND GOT THE LIGH TER FLUID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Other glass bottles or jars |
| PATIENT PUT A CIGARETTE LIGHTER INSIDE A WATER BOTTLE AND LITE THE LIGH TER; FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE BOTTLE. BURNS, RIGHT HAND. FIRE; NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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