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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 16 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: Lighters |
| BURN HAND ON A LIGHTER RIGHT HAND BURNS 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 1% FACIAL BURNS.PT HAD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLOW UP IN FACE AND BURN FAC E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Clothing accessories |
| 24 YO M WEARING GLOVES BURNED HANDBURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FINGERS BURNED-10-19% TBSA-USING A ZIPPO LIGHTER TO LIGHT HIS CIGARETTE -FLAMES HIT FINGER-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-IN HOUSEFIRE-TRYING TO RESCUE HER CHILDREN-SON PLAYING W/ A LIGHTER-CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE-2 CHILDREN DIED-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Lighters, Mattresses |
| SMOKE INHALATION-IN A HOUSEFIRE-YOUNG BOY PLAYING W/ A LIGHTER CAUGHT A MATTRESS ON FIRE-SISTER DEAD @ THE SCENE-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PTS. LIGHTER EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS REFILLING IT, RESULTING IN BUR N TRAUMA TO BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS.SUPERFICIAL FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| TRYING TO LIGHT WOOD BURNING STOVE, DROPPED LIGHTER INTO STOVE. STOVE FLASHED FIRE. BURNS TO FACE AND HAND. NO FIRE DEPT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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