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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,922
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 81 YOFC LOST CONTROL WITH HER AUTOMOBILE WHILE GETTING CIGARETTES & ROL LED OVER/ ABRASION TO HAND DUE TO MVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIT A CIGARETTE WHILE HE HAD HIS OXYGEN ON, BURNS TO THE FACE AREA. BURNS TO HAND, NOSE AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 56 YOM WAS BROUGHT TO ER COMPLAINING OF ONSET OF CHEST PAIN AND LABORED BREATHING - POISONING D/T TOBACCO ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PTS. CANNULA MELTED IN HER NOSE AFTER SHE LIT A CIGARETTE & CAUGHT FIRE DX-3RD DEGREE FACIAL, NASAL BURNS. TRANSFERRED TO BURN CENTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKE INHALATION AFTER THROWN A CIGARETTE NEAR HIS OXYGEN TANK WHICH ST ARTED HIS HOUSE FIRE;FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Beds |
| FELL ASLEEP SMOKING IN BED, BURNS + F DBURNS TO HAND, ABD, CHEST 2% B ODY AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| BURNED ON UPPER BACK-IN HER GARAGE-HER CIGARETTE CAUGHT HER SWEATSHIRT ON FIRE-SON EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE-FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Floors or flooring materials |
| SON FOUND PATIENT ON FLOOR CHOKING ON CHEWING TOBACCO . D: HYPOXEMIA, ARM LACERATION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT AT HOME WHEN SON CAUGHT SOFA ON FIRE, HE FELL ASLEEP SMOKING CIGARET TE, ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HAD HIS OXYGEN ON A LITE A CIGARETTE, BURNING HIS FACIAL AREA. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURNS. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT BURNED FINGER W/CIGARETTE 1 WK AGO. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER BURN, L GLUTEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING HIS CIGARETTE IN A CAMPER WITH A GAS LEAK ANDCAMPER EXPLODED B URNING HIS HANDS AND FACE;HAD TO BREAK DOWN DOOR TO ESCAPE;FIRE DEPT AT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT "I AM DRUNK" STATES HE HAD A PINT OF VODKA AND SMOKED A PACK OF CIGARRETTES.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKING CIGARETTE WHEN HE LIT HIS 02 CANNULA ON FIRE AT HOME AT 0800. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS OF FACE, AROUND NOSE, IN NOSE, NOT THROAT. ? FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WAS SMOKING WHILE ON AN OXYGEN TANK WHICH IGNITED AND CAUSED HOUSEFIRE AND BURNED 35% OF BODY AND SMOKE INHALATION;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| INHALATION OF FUMES, PT EXPOSED TO CIGARETTES SMOKE AT THE SHELTER, C/O CHEST PAIN, NO LOC, HX OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 68 YOM REPORTED WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WHILE ON OXYGEN AND THE OXYGE N TANK EXPLODED; BURN OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SHE WAS SMOKING WITH HER OXYGEN ON, HER O2 LINE CAUGHT FIRE, SHE GOT EX CITED & DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. DX CP, CHF. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HIT FINGER ON CIGARETTE DX: BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| FIRST END SECOND DEGREE BURNS ANTERIOR CHEST AND NECK - WHEN LIGHTING A CIGARETTE CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE WHEN FLAME JUMPED"FD NOT IN ATTENDANCE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| CONCERNED ABOUT ADDICTION TO CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL HOMLESS DX MALAJUST MENT AND POOR SOCIAL SITUATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 64 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS OF FACE, RT ARM,,,,WAS SMOKING AT HOME WITH OXY GEN TANK ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HISTORY OF BRONCHITIS, STAYING AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHO SMOKES CIGARETTES A LOT. DX; COPD EXACERBATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 81 YOF SMOKING WHILE USING OXYGEN BURNS MULITPLE SITES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| 76 YOM WAS SEEN IN THE ER. WITH COMPLAINT OF DYSPNEA; HE HAD BEEN AT LO CAL CLUB; EXPOSED TO TOBACCO SMOKE; COULDN'T BREATHE. ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO EYELID AFTER ROOMMATE BURNED HIM WITH A CIGARETTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| THERMALBURNS TO FACE AND AIRWAY BURNS.PT TRIED TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WIT H OXYGEN FLOWING IN NOSE AND BURNED PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED NOSE WHILE SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND WEARING ON OXYGEN MASK.2ND DE GREE BURN TO NOSE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO NARES.PT WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WHILE OXYG EN IN PLACE AND SUFFERED BURNS TO NARES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 59 Y/O F WAS SMOKING CIGARETTE ON PORCH, GOT UP AND PASSED OUT AT HOME. DX; DEHYDRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT. APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP SMOKING, POLICE SAW FLAMES FROM HOME, BURNSA BDM. THIGHS, R FINGERS. FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED. DX. BURNS ABDM, R HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS WALKING LIGHTING A CIGARETTE NOT WATCHING WHERE HE WAS GOING FEL L STRIKING HEAD ON THE GROUND CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FACIAL BURNS-DRINKING ETOH-HAD OXYGEN TUBING IN HIS NOSE-GIRL ON HISLAP WAS SMOKING CIGARETTE-O2 IGNITED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNED FINGER W/CIGARETTE. DX: FINGER BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| BURNS TO FACE AND FINGERS WHEN SHE LIT A CIGARETTE WHILE USING OXYGEN D X: FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT LIT CIGARETTE, BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Day wear |
| DROPPED HER CIGARETTE DOWN HER PANTS, BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| CIGARETTE CAUGHT ROOM ON FIRE. DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT HAS HX OF COPD & ASTHMA, INCREASE SOB FOR 2.5 HOURS DUE TO PEOP LE SMOKING CIGARETTES AROUND HER. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SMOKE INHALATION-@ HOME-USING OXYGEN W/ TUBING IN HER NOSE-LIT A CIGARE TTE-SINGED NOSE HAIRS-FD NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| CHEST PAIN ONSET LAST NIGHT, SMOKES AND DRANK 2 BEERS THIS AM. CH EST PAIN, ETOH INTOXICATION WITH BAC 176 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| COUGHING ALL NIGHT, COUGHING FOR 6 WKS, TAKING COUGH SYRUP AND PIL LS FOR COUGH. TOBACCO USE, URI, BRONCHITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Nightwear |
| DROPPED CIGARETTE ON LAP AND CAUGHT NIGHT GOWN ON FIRE. 36% 2ND& 3RD D EGREE BURNS TO FACE, GENITALIA, CHEST, THIGH, BACK, BIL UE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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