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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 392
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:140Finger:92
Hand:63Mouth:63
Lower Arm:15Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/17/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
20YOM GRABBED A CAR LIGHTER, BURNING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
20 YO M COUPLE DAYS AGO HE BURNED HIS UPPER LIP WITH A LIGHTER, PAINFUL AND BLEEDING. DX UPPER LIP BURN 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
18 YOM 2 BURNS ON HAND FROM LIGHTER. FRIEND SET THE HOT LIGHTER DOWN ON HAND. HAND SWOLLEN. NOT FDA. DX HAND CELLULITIS, 2ND DEG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
UPPER LEG BURN. 19 YOF DROPPED A LIGHTER ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
24YOM BURNED LEFT THUMB WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER THERMAL BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2010Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
21YOM HAD *** (GRAIN ETOH) ON ARM AND SOMEONE WITH A LIGHTER GOTTOO CLO SE, ARM CAUGHT ON FIRE DX- BURN TO ARM NO F/D INVOLVMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
23YOM WAS LIGHTING CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER AND EMBER WENT INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighters
22YOM LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER WHEN A SUDDEN OVER BURN OF THE FLAME INJURED LT EYE;SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORRHAGE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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