Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,147
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	73
6-15 years old:	374
16-25 years old:	387
26-50 years old:	312

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
TYPE A FIRECRACKER POPPED IN FINGERS DX. FINGERS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
16 Y.O. W MALE W/AMPUTATED FINGER. PT WAS HOLDING A FIRECRACKER IN HIS HAND & IT EXPLODED. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LACERATED FINGER ON FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
2 INCH FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND INJURING FINGER. DX: LACERATION FIN GER. CLASS C LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
214 Y/O M C/O BURN TO FINGER; PT BURNED FINGER WHEN HE GRABBED A FIREWO RK(SPARKLER) FIRE DEP. NOT CONTACTED DX: CELLULITIS TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET WENT OFF IN PATIENT'S HAND AT HOME. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT PALM AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L THUMB WITH SPARKLER. DX. 2 DEG. BURN TO L THUMB. SPARKLER IS A TYPE OF FIREWORKS THAT YOU HOLD IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Hammers
ACUTE 1ST, 2ND DEGREE BURNS DORSUM 2ND THROUGH 5TH DIGITS, WANTED TO LIGHT FOUNTAIN-TYPE J FIREWORKS, NOT LIGHTING, HIT W/HAMMER,EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THE FINGER- FIRECRACKER INJURY , TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HAND, CUT TO TIP OF RIGHT POINTER FIGNER. D: TRAUMA TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER / ABRASION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT ROCKET TYPE E FIREWORD AND FLAME BURNED FINGERS AT INDIAN RESERV YESTERDAY. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN FINGERS AND PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING A SMOKE BOMB & IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND WHEN HE WENT TO THROW IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT 2ND & 3RD FINGER BURNS-AT HOME-WHILE LIGHTING A SPARKLER-TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WHILE HOLDING ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK, IT WENT OFF IN HAND, BURN TO FINGE R TYPE - I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
INJURED WHEN CELEBRATING FOURTH OF JULY AND FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAN D DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF MIDDLE FINGER R HAND (TYPE B ) M-80,NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN LT INDEX FINGER BOTTLE ROCKET APRAYED. 1CM 2ND DEGREE BURN LT INDE X FINGER.TYPE IS UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BITTEN ON FINGER BY INSECT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE AT TYPE R FIREW ORKS LAST NIGHT, HAND SWELLING; LOCAL REACTION TO INSECT BITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED L HAND WHEN LIGHTING FOUR SPARKLERS AT ONE TIME.1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO LMF; FIREWORK TYPE L $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED TIP OF L INDEX FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS. 3RD DEGREE BURN L INDEX FINGER $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
FX RT 5TH FINGER, WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS AT M.F. FOOTBALL FIELD TRIPP ED AND FELL BENDING FINGER BACK "TYPE R"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT OFF A FIRECRACKER AT HOME TYPE P BLEW OFF LEFT THUMB AND INDEX F INGERS- AMPUTATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURNS R THUMB & INDEX FINGER; FIREWORKS FOUNTAIN (TYPE J) F USE BURNED FASTER THAN USUAL & EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT FINGER WAS BLOWN OFF BY A FIRECRACKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT'S MOTHER STATES BOTTLE ROCKET EXPLODED IN HAD. DX: 1 CM LACER ATION TO RIGHT 3RD FINGER, 3 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB. TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
*** TYPE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS HOLDING. FIRE DEPT N.OT IN VOLVED. DX LAC 2 CM TO RING FINGER L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED FINGER ON FIRECRACKERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND BLISTERS ON TOP OF THUMB AND LAC BETWEEN FINGER DX FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks, Skateboards
AVULSION,PAIN L THUMB. MULT ABR HAND, FA, FACE,ABD,CHEST.HAD BLASTING CAP IN HAND WHIL ON SKATEBOARD, FELL. DX;AVULS L THUMB/METAL FRAGMENTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED SELF WITH FIREWORKS DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS BURNING A SPARKLER AND BURNED HER RIGHT THUMB. DX-2ND-3RD DEGREE BURNS RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD SM FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT GRABBED A LIT TYPE L (SPARKLER) FIREWORK AT HOME LAST NIGH T BURNING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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