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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2004 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
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Date: 11/19/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
RAN INTO CIGARETTE AND BURNED EYELID
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: 08/04/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WHEN IT IGNITED OXYGEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS WITH LIGHTER AND LIGHTER EXPLODED IN FACE AND ON HAND RT RT HAND AND FACE 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/07/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN TO L EYE, BUTANE LIGHTER BLEW UP LIGHTING CIGARETTE DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO EYE LIDS, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
29 YO FEMALE WAS AT A BAR AND BARTENDER LIT A DRINK ON FIRE WITH LIGHTER - FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS FACE
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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