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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT CAUGHT HAND ON FIRE WHILE TRYING TO FILL LIGHTER W/ LIGHTER FLUID. . DX. 1ST DEG BURN L HAND. DID NOT STATE WHETHER FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| WAS HIT IN EYE BY A THROWN CIGARETTE LIGHTER DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS RESTRAINED DRIVER IN MVA, REACHED OVER TO PICK UP LIGHTER & RAN INTO PARKED CAR C/O BACK & NECK PAIN. DX-CERV STRAIN, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WENT TO PICK UP CIGARETTE AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gas fumes or gas vapors of unknown origin |
| WALKED INTO OLD BUILDING,LIT LIGHTER AND GAS EXPLODED 37% 2ND&3RD DEGR EE BURNS * |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNS TO HAND WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 27YO HISP MALE BURNED L INDEX FINGER WITH A LIGHTER DAYS AGO,+ETOH,L ARM PAIN, DX MALAISE,BURN FINGER, FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Pins and needles |
| PT W/ PAIN/SWELLING OF THUMB X 3DAYS. HAD BURNED THUMB W/ CIGARETTE LIG HTER & THEN USED A SEWING NEEDLE TO PRICK IT. D:THUMB FELON, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 32 Y/O DRIVER INVOLVED IN ROLLOVER MVA TRYING TO RETRIEVE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OFF FLOOF OF CAR LOST CONTROL. DX-CONTUSION SCALP & CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 49 Y/O C/O SORE THUMB FROM CLICKING CIGARETTE LIGHTER.DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 40 YOF CUT FINGER WITH BROKEN LIGHTER IN WAITING AREA LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED HAND WITH A *** LIGHTER AT HOME 1ST DEGREE BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Matches |
| HAIR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND SPARK FROM MATCH IGNITED; EYES SWOLLEN,FACE SCABBED OVER,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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