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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 966
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FELL PICKING UP CIGARETTES RESULTING IN BLUNT HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Stairs or steps |
| PT BECAME DIZZY AFTER SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS AT REST HOME DX// CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| AFTER SMOKING A CIGARETTE AT A CAR DEALERSHIP, PASSED OUT, LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT STS SMOKED A CIGARETTE-GOT DIZZY,FELL BACKWARDS, DX NEAR SYNCOPE,RENAL INSUFF,SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING CIGARETTE WHEN HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BURNING SCALP AND FORHEAD AND EAR WITH 30% TBSA ,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 74 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Cosmetics |
| PT LIT A CIGARETTE AND HAIR (WITH BABY OIL ON IT) CAUGHT FIRE, BURN TO HEAD, NO F.D. ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT TRIED TO LIGHT CIGARETTE AND HAIR CAUGHT FIRE. + FD. DX: 9-10% TBSA BURN 2/3 DEG SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 87 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH CIGARETTE AND BURNED SCALP AND EAR,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| SYNCOPED&FELL HTTING HEAD ON GROUND AFTER SMOKING A CIG IN A PARKING LO T " HEAD LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| TRYING TO LIGHT CIGARETTE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING SCALP,,NO FIR E DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS PICKING UP CIGARETTE BUTTS AT CARE FACILITY WHEN HE FELL ONTO BU TTOCKS. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT STS SMOKED A CIGAR, BECAME DIZZY, PASSED OUT, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, TENDERENSS, ECCHYMOSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Floors or flooring materials |
| 66 YO MALE WAS EXPOSURE TO TOO MUCH CIGARETTE SMOKE - PASSED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO - CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HEAD TRAUMA, NO BODY PART STATED, VIA EMS, PT SMOKING CIGAR AT HOME, C/O DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, HX OF HTN, HEART CONDITION, SIGNED AMA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING CIGARETTE AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE BURNING SCALP,PUT OUT FIRE H ERSELF,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE DROPPED HIS CIGARETTE. HE REACH D OWN TO GET IT AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. DX . CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| MINOR HEAD INJ/86YOM WAS DRIVING/BELTED & BENT DOWN AND HIT TELEPHONE P OLE WITH PICK-UP AT 35MPH. WAS SMOKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| HEAD LAC-TRIPPED & FELL WHILE LIGHTING HER CIGARETTE-HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT ACCIDENTLY LIT HAIR ON FIRE WITH A LIT CIGARETTE SUSTAINED THERMAL B URNS TO SCALP- NOT MENTIONED IF FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/10/2001 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2000 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/1999 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/1998 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/1998 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Matchbooks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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