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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAD LIGHTER EXPLODE IN FACE. BUTANE IN BOTH EYES. WAS LIGHTING A CIG ARETTE WHEN ASH FELL ONTO LIGHTER & IT EXPLODED. D:CHEMICAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| C/O PT WAS DRIVING CAR WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE AND AHSES FLEW IN HIS EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 25 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT FLICKED THEIR CIGARATTE WHEN A HOT ASHE FLEW BACK INTO LEFT EYE CORN EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT AT A BEACH WHEN SOMEONE FLIPPED A CIGARETTE AWAY STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| FLINT FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER FLEW INTO EYE DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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