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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
21YOM HAD *** (GRAIN ETOH) ON ARM AND SOMEONE WITH A LIGHTER GOTTOO CLO SE, ARM CAUGHT ON FIRE DX- BURN TO ARM NO F/D INVOLVMENT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
4YOM, REPORTED TO MOM HE FELL IN THE PARK THEN WENT TO SCHOOL&SAID HISB ROTHER BURNT HIS ARM WITH A LIGHTER>>ABRS/CONT/SOCIAL WORKER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
12YOM SUSTAINED SELF INFLICTED BURNS TO LOWER ARMS WITH A CIGARETTE LIG HTER |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
PT STTING IN HIS WHEELCHAIR FILLING HIS BUTANE LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLU IDS AND CAUGHT SELF ON FIRE THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
BURN TO ARM; STATES USING *** LIGHTER TO PROVE A PINT LAST THURS. BURNE D ARM & NOW FINGERS TINGLING & COLD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/18/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
BURN TO L FA FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L FA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
PT PLAYING WITH A FRIEND AND A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND SUSTAINED A THERMA L BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/17/2006 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
BURNED FOREARM ON A LIGHTER,NO FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
PLAYING WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND BURNING PAINT FROM A PAINT BUCKET WH ICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND DRIPPED ON PT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN. NO FD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/08/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
SPILLED BUTANE LIGHTER FLUID ON ARM FILLING LIGHTER AND THEN LIT CIGARE TTE AND ARM IGNITED BURNING IT,NO FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
BURNED LT ARM-USED CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO LIGHT FIRE PIT WITH DEAD GRASS & LEAVES & GASOLINE-FLAMES HIT ARM-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
PTS FRIEND DARED HER TO HOLD A CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO LEFT FOREARM FOR 10 SECONDS THERMAL BURN TO FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
FILLING *** LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND ACCIDENTALLY BURNED ARM NO F IRE DEPT. INVOLVED WITH FLAME DX: L FOREARM BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
ACCIDENTLY BURNED ARM W/ LIGHTER DX L FOREARM WOUND INFECTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
29 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO ARM. PT WAS REFILLING A LIGHTER W/LIGHTER FLU ID & IT CAUGHT ON FIRE @ HOME. UNK IF FD ATTD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/11/2000 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/18/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/11/2000 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/1997 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/21/1997 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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