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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 7 YO FEMALE FOUND A LIGHTER AT HOME AND WAS PLAYING WITH IT AND SET HAI R ON FIRE. DX SCALP BURN - FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| A CLASS MATE SET PT HAIR ON FIRE WITH A LIGHTER, ?MECH >>HAIR BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNS ON BACK OF HEAD IN HOME BY 4 YO COUSIN PLAYING W/LIGHTER-LIT LIGH TER ON HAIR CAUSING IT TO IGNITE-AUNT PATTED OUT W/HAND <10%BSA 3RD DEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighters |
| FELL FROM BENCH AT COLLEGE CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT SAYS HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A LIGHTER & HAD BLEEDING TO HIS SCALP. DX - SCALP LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| SCALP 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS, PATIENT'S COUSIN WHO IS 3 YRS OLD PLAYE D WITH LIGHTER AND BURNED PATIENTS HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighters |
| CONCUSSION WITH CHI.PTS SISTER THREW A LIGHTER TO PT AND IT HIT PT IN H EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND SET HAIR ON FIRE;1ST DEG BURN SCALP NO FD NOTE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| WAS STRAITENING HAIR AND LIT CIGARETTE W/LIGHTER, FLAMES CAUGHT HAIR. DX. BURN HEAD, HAND L/R. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1997 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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