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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| DX;RIGHT THUMB ABSCESS.PT BURNED FINGER ON LIGHTER AND THEN IT ABSCESSE D |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| RIGHT HAND BURN. PT WAS REFILLING A LIGHTER AND SPILLED SOME ON HAND, T HEN WHEN LIGHTING A CIGARETTE, IT IGNITED FLUID ON HAND NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 45 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT SLURRING WORDS & HAS HIP PAIN. +ETOH. ALSO HAS HAND BURN. NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED; SAYS "LIGHTER BLEW UP". ?FDA. D:ETOH INTOXICATIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS BURNED W/LIGHTER WHILE SMOKING CRACK. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN WITH INFECTION LEFT HAND PLAYING A "SISSY" GAME WITH A LIGHTER, BU RNED HIMSELF% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED WRIST WHILE PLAYING W/LIGHTER.DX: R WRIST BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| ALLEGEDLY LIT A LIGHTER THAT BLEW INTO HIS FACE. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE $ |
| 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: 03/29/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Water heaters |
| USING LIGHTER TO LIGHT PILOT ON GAS H20 HEATER--FD INVOLVEMENT NOT STATED. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE,ARM,HAND. CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN LIP - BURNED LOWER LIP WITH A LIGHTER, HAD BEEN DRINKING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FILLING LIGHTER CAUGHT FIRE - 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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