Accidents - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,629
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	148
Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	187
Year 2000:	104
Year 2001:	73
Year 2002:	206
Year 2003:	225
Year 2004:	121
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	168
Year 2007:	65
Year 2008:	75

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	167
6-15 years old:	23
16-25 years old:	226
26-50 years old:	935
50+ years old:	277

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 09/18/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 07/16/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 03/06/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS SOAKING HANDS IN ACETONE TO REMOVE ACRYLIC NAILS AND LIT A CIGARETTE IGNITING ACETONE. FD NS. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS THIGHS 1-2%.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
WENT TO SLEEP WITH CIGARETTE IN MOUTH WHILE AT THE RACES IN ***, DID NO TSEEK TREATMENT UNTIL NOW. DX-3RD DEGREE BURNS THIGH AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Blankets
PT DROPPED CIGARETTE INTO BLANKET ON LAP WHICH IGNITED & PT'S O2 EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: 15% PARTIAL & FULL THICKNESS BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
LEFT THIGH BURN.PT DROPPED A CIGARETTE ON THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Desk supplies
CUTTING FILTER OFF CIGARETTE WITH LETTER OPENER AND CUT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT FELL ASLEEP W/CIGARETTE AND BURNED LEG 4 DAYS AGO. DX: 2 SMALL BURNS R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED L THIGH W/ A CIGARETTE, C/O GETTING WORSE DX: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
CIGARETE BURN TO THIGH RIGHT EXTERIOR THIGH BURN CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Blankets
CIGARETTE CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE, NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT/THIGH BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear
FULL TO PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS RT LEG.PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND B ENT DOWN AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Beds or bedframes
PT'S CIGARETTE FELL OUT OF HAND AND CAUGHT BED ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 5% TBSA BURN R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT DROPPED A CIGARETTE ON LEG CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN. NOT FIRE RETL ATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
DAD/STEPMOTHER PICKED UP PATIENT FROM MOTHER, HAD 5-7 SORES ON THIGH/FA CE, THIGH GETTING MORE RED/SWOLLEN; POSSIBLE CIGARETTE BURN VS IMPETIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ACCIDENTLY BURNED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT UPPER THIGH WITH A LIT CIGARE TTE THERAM BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND DROPPED THE CIGARET TE ONTO LEFT THIGH SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT FELL ASLEEP W/CIGARETTE WHICH BURNED HIM 4 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH BURNS 2 X 3 CM & 3 X 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN TO UPPER LEG WHEN DROPPED A CIGARETTE IN LAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
MOM DRIVING CAR FLIPPED CIGARETTE OUT CAR WINDOW, CAME BACK IN CAR BUR NING PT IN BACK IN CAR SEAT THROUGH PANTS ON UPPER LEG; CIGARETTE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN THIGH - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL ASLEEP WITH CIGARETTE LAST NIGHT - 2 DEGREE BURN TO LOWER LEFT THIGH - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
DEEP 2ND DEGREE BURN - FELL ASLEEP ON A LIT CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PATIENT NOTED A TICK IN HIS LEFT UPPER THIGH, TRIED TO BURN IT OUT WITH A CIGARETTE AND MATCH. DX BURN LT THIGH, FOREIGN BODY, TICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
CIGARETTE BURN TO THIGH AND PERINEUM. DROPPED CIGARETTE AND BURNED SELF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT HAS BURN TO LT THIGH FROM A CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ACCIDENTLY BURNED HER RIGHT UPPER LEG WITH A CIGARETTE A WEEK AGO ST ARTED DRAINING CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURN TO UPPER LEG FROM CIGARETT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURNT WITH CIGARETTE-2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
STATES SHE WAS BIT WHILE SMOKING A CIGARETTE OUSTIDE OD ER. (BACK OF RT THIGH). DX; INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
28 YOM BURN TO THIGH FROM LIT CIGARETTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT TEARFUL/SUICIDAL AFTER USING CRACK COCAINE YESTERDAY. DROPPED CRACK PIPE ON THIGH. D:2ND DEGREE BURNS, THIGH; SUICIDE IDEATION. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURNED UPPER LEG WHEN PUT LIT CIGAR IN POCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2001	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1997	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1997	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/07/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Hot plates
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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