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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 59
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CIGARETTE AND BURNED LEG 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THIGH CELLULITIS, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED RIGHT THIGH WITH A CUGARETTE THREE DAYS AGO AND THE VBURN GOT IINFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| PT WAS SMOKING CIGARETTE THAT FELL ONTO DRESS AND CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNE D PT'S THIGHS, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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