Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) battery-related burns presenting to US emergency departments, 2016

Table 1 Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) battery-related burns presenting to US emergency departments, NEISS 2016

Characteristic	Unweighted counts (n)	National estimate ^a	National % (95%Cl)
Age (in years)
Younger than 18	3	190	18.9 (12.2–25.6)
18–24	4	109	10.8 (0.0–24.8)
25–54	18	693	68.8 (58.7–78.9)
55 and older	1	15	1.5 (0.0–5.1)
Sex
Male	25	992	98.5 (95.1–100.0)
Female	1	15	1.5 (0.0–4.9)
Burn Type
Thermal burn	22	809	80.4 (53.2–100.0)
Chemical burn	3	134	13.3 (0.0–38.3)
Electric burn	1	64	6.3 (0.0–19.9)
Affected Body Part
Upper leg/lower trunk	19	778	77.3 (60.4–94.2)
Hand/lower arm	5	198	19.7 (2.0–37.3)
Other body parts^b	2	31	3.1 (0.0–7.3)
Disposition
Treated and discharged	13	626	62.2 (28.9–95.5)
Hospitalized	12	278	27.6 (2.6–52.5)
Other^c	1	103	10.3 (0.0–34.7)
Total	26	1007	100.0%

^aNational estimates were produced by applying statistical weights provided by US CSPC’s NEISS to the unweighted counts
^bOther body parts pertain to face or lower leg
^cOther disposition refers to a patient that left the ED without being seen
Note: CPSC considers a national estimate unstable and potentially unreliable when the weighted estimate is less than 1200

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