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Accidents - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 75
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/20/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT FELL ASLEEP W/CIGARETTE AND BURNED LEG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH CELLULITIS, LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT BURNED RIGHT THIGH WITH A CUGARETTE THREE DAYS AGO AND THE VBURN GOT IINFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
LEFT THIGH 2ND DEG BURN. PT FELL ASLEEP WITH A CIGARETTE AND DROPPED IT ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear
PT WAS SMOKING CIGARETTE THAT FELL ONTO DRESS AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNE D PT'S THIGHS, NO FD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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