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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 411
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN - BURNED KNUCKLE ON A CIGARETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PAIN TO L HAND.BURNED HAND SAT NIGHT.FELL ASLEEP W A CIGARETTE IN HIS HAND.DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT HAD CIGARETTE BURN L FINGER 2 DAYS AGO, BURN INFECTION DORSUM L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT. WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WITH CAR LIGHTER, DROPPED HOT LIGHTER ON HAND. DX: R PALM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHEN BACK GAVE OUT, HE FELL AND HEARD CRACK IN HAND. D: HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| ACCIDENTLY BURNED HIS HAND WITH A CIGARETTE, RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKED A CIGARETTE AND HANDS BECAME NUMB AND GOT SHORT OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 35 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIT A CIGARETTE AT HOME NOT REMEMBERING WHAT HAPPENED. BATHROOM CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING HOUSE. 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND $ F.D. UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LT HAND FX-MVA-RAN OFF THE ROAD WHILE LIGHTING HIS CIGARETTE-HIT A LIGHT POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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