Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 6-15 years old - Year 2009 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 12
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Plastic bags
ONE WEEK AGO PT WAS USING A LIGHTER TO LIGHT A PLASTIC BAG A PIECE OF OF THE BAG FELL ONTO HIS HAND/FINGER BURNING. DX HEALING BURN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Containers
PLAYED WITH LIGHTER AND EMPTY GAS CAN;DX BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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