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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURNS R THUMB, PT BURNED W/ A LIGHTER AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, HX OF HOMELESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| CONTUSION LOWER BACK-CAR HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE USING LIGHTER-FELL TO GR OUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT SUS BURN TO HAND FROM A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| HIT IN THUMB WITH A LIGHTER. DX. R THUMB SOFT TISSUE SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| INFECTION TO FINGER AFTER BEING BURNED FROM A LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| RIGHT HAND CELL. PT WAS LIGHTING A LIGHTER WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighters |
| LIGHTER FELL ON FOOT AT HOME DX: R FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Footwear |
| STATES HE WAS POLISHING HIS BOOTS AND USED LIGHTER AND POLISH SPILLED ON HIS FINGER DX LT FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| FACIAL AND EAR BURNS. PT WAS TRYING TO BURN ENDS OF HAIR DURING A CHEMI CAL PROCESS WITH A LIGHTER AND CAUGHT HER HAIR ON FIRE. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/LIGHTER AND BURNED THUMB. DX: FULL THICKNESS BURN THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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