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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| PT BURNED RT HAND WITH LIGHT FLUID WHILE FILLING LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| REACHING FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHILE DRIVING AND SLID OFF ROAD, HAS CON TUSION HIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED HIS LEFT FINGER ON A CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHILE LIGHTING A CIGAR ETTE THERMAL BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN TO FACE WHEN HER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE FROM A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT LIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHILE USING HOME O2. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL/FULL THICKNESS BURN SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE YESTERDAY & HE FELL. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL FACE BURNS, COPD EXACERB, CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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