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Accidents - Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 526
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:19
Year 1999:17
Year 2000:125
Year 2002:68
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:71
Year 2005:15
Year 2006:102
Year 2007:15
Year 2008:73

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/14/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT BURNED R HAND ON CRACK PIPE, BURN R HAND, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SMOKING A CIG, THE COUCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNT HANDS " BURN" FD DOC NF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Medical equipment, general
PT BURNED HAND WHILE LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND USING OXYGEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Bedspreads, throws or comforters
52 YOM FELL ASLEEP WHILE SMOKING, COMFORTER CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND LEFT FOOT. RECORD DOES NOT STATE IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/06/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
WHILE DRIVING,DROPPED A CIGAR ON SOME PAPERS THAT STARTED A FIRE AND BU RNED HIS HAND PUTTING IT OUT,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
52 YOM WAS DOING A REENACTMENT & WAS HOLDING A TIN OF BLACK POWDER WHEN A CIGARETTE SPARKED IT BURNING HANDS FACE & CHEST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/05/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PATIENT LIT A CIGARETTE WHILE ON OXYGEN WHICH EXPLODED. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS BUTTOCK AND LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 12/22/2000Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2000Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2000Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/1999Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/1998Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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