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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Gasoline cans |
| DX:FULL THICKNESS BURNS L HAND AND FOREARM. SMOKING WHEN FRIEND TOOK CA P OFF GASOLINE CAN. LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Hair grooming equipment or accessories |
| PT STRAIGHTNG HAIR WITH HAIR CHEMICALS, LIT CIGARETTE CAUSING HAIR TO CATCH ON FIRE, BURNED HANDS & ARM PUTTING OUT FIRE (NO FD ATTEND) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Gasoline |
| PT HAD GAS ON HANDS LIT A CIGGARETTE, HAND CAUGHT ON FIRE BRIEFLY. THER MAL BURN HAND FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| AVULSION LAC ATO LEFT HAND PALMAR ASPECT. CUT ON GLASS PIPE 18 HRS AGO PT IS NOW IN JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT WITH PELVIC AND HIP FX IN AUGUST. NOW SEVERE HIP PAIN. NO FALL OR CH ANGES. ALSO CIGARETTE BURN TO HAND. D:ACUTE PAIN SYNDROME. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNS L HAND 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS. FELL ASLEEP W/ CIGARETTE. DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| CELLULITIS RIGHT HAND. OLD CIGARETTE BURN BECAME INFECTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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