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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CONTUSION FOREHEAD - 20 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH HEADACHE - WAS HIT IN FOR EHEAD BY TOSSED CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
| 18 Y/O M INJURED FACE WHEN FRIEND USED LIGHTER WHILE PT. WAS PUTTING GA SOLINE INTO CAR AT GAS STATION. DX; 1ST DEGREE FACAIL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN HER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER WITH OTHER KIDS AND BURNED FACE;DX THERM AL BURN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER CAUSED BURN TO FACE WHILE SMOKING BURN FACE FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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