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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED THUMB ON LIGHTER ONE WEEK AGO AND DEVELOPED BLISTER. NOW WITH SWELLING 2-3 DAYS. UNKNOWN IF FIRE INVOLVED OR IF HOT LIGHTER. D:FELON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WITH RT INDEX FINGER INJURY KNEELING IN SNOW THREW A LIGHTER ON GROU ND, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT DROPPED OFF @AUNTS HOUSE BY MOM WITH BURNS TO BILAT HANDS/TOLD AUNT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BURN HOUSE DOWN WITH A LIGHTER/CUSTODY INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| C/O BURN ON TIP OF L FINGER, STATES BURNED 5 DAYS AGO WITH LIGHTER. DX . INFECTED BURN TO L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT C/O INJURY TO LT THUMB S/P A LIGHTER EXPLODED TO LT THUMB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX:R THUM ABSCESS. STATES BURNED THUMB WITH LIGHTER 3-4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN FINGER W/ A LIGHTER PARTIAL THICKENED BURN LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Other ranges |
| DX:2ND DEGREE BURN R THUMB. BURNED THUMB ON LIGHTER ON STOVE 7 DAYS AGO . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNED R PINKIE ON LIGHTER YEST.BLISTERED.DX 1ST & 2ND DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R 5TH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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