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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Tables |
| 57YOF BENT DOWN TO PUT OUT CIGARETTE, FELL OVER, HIT HEAD ON WROUGHT TABLE. DX - HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 Y/O/F LIGHTING SA CIGARETTE WITH A LIGHTER AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE A T HOME 3 DAYS AGO BURNED HEAD DX// SCALP BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| 68 F SUST BURN TO SCALP FROM LIGHTER WHEN HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE# NO FD |
| 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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