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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Neck:69Face:15
Finger:15Lower Trunk:15
Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT. BURNED HIMSELF WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER BURNS TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FB UP RECTUM, CIGARETTE LIGHT, SAYS HE SAT ON IT 2 DAYS AGO DX: RECTAL FB - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
RTHAND AND RT LOWER EXTREMITY BURNS.PT HAD A BUTANE LIGHTER EXPLODE ONP T.NO FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/02/2004Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNS TO FINGERS BOTH HANDS, CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS O 3 FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FACIAL BURNS. PT WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WHEN IT IGNITED OXYGEN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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