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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT BURNED ON FACE WHILE USING A LIGHTER WITH OXYGEN (CANNULA) 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE* FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| HAND PAIN WHEN LIGHTING *** TODAY. RT HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIGHTING A CIGARETTE, WHILE ON O2 MASK. " FACIAL BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS ON OXYGEN & WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE, HE IGNITED HIS NASEL 02, BU SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION & BURNT ON FACE, TRANS TO BURN CENTER, NO FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LT HAND - PT GOT BURNED WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURNED FINGER ON A LIGHTER WHILE INTOXICATED,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FILLING *** LIGHTER WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND ACCIDENTALLY BURNED ARM NO F IRE DEPT. INVOLVED WITH FLAME DX: L FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| FLINT FROM CIGARETTE LIGHTER FLEW INTO EYE DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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