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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LEFT HAND BURN. 29 YOF BURNED HAND ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 29YOF USING A *** LIGHTER AND IT EXPLODED IN HER HAND. BURN TO HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 46YOM SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND - CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP IN HIS HAND WHILE WALKING DOWN STREET. FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 32YOF WAS POURING LIGHTER FLUIF IN LIGHTER, LIT LIGHTER NAS L HAND WAS BURNED DX- 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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