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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 629
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 31 YOF WAS BURNED BY LIGHTER. DX: SMALL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT CUT (L) THUMB ON A LIGHTER DX;; NONE STATED |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | 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, Lighter fluids |
| REPORTS BURNING THUMB WHILE FILLING LIGHTER, NO BLISTERING >>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 50 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 DX RT THUMB BURN - BURNED RT THUMB WITH LIGHTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 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: 02/02/2005 | 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) |
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT DX SOFT TISSUE INFECTION - C/O BURN TO RT THUMB DUE TO STRIKING A "METAL CIGARETTE LIGHTER" X3 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT C/O INJURY TO LT THUMB S/P A LIGHTER EXPLODED TO LT THUMB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Other ranges |
| DX:2ND DEGREE BURN R THUMB. BURNED THUMB ON LIGHTER ON STOVE 7 DAYS AGO . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 11/26/2001 | Age: 48 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2001 | Age: 36 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Other fireplaces |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2000 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/1999 | Age: 32 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/1999 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/1998 | Age: 50 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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