Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
6-15 years old:	85
16-25 years old:	69
50+ years old:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT WITH BURN TO HAND FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 16 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
PT LIT A LIGHTER AND FLAME POPPED AND BURNED HAND DX// BURN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PATIENT BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITHA A CIGARETTE LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline
PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER AROUND LAWN MOWER & GASOLINE, HAND CAUGH T FIRE, PALM/FINGERS RED, HAND/FINGER BURNS, FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 62 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, Lighter fluids
PATIENT WAS FILLING LIGHTER-SPILLED FLUID ON HAND-LIT LIGHTER&BURNT HAN D-BURNS- NO FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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