Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2002 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,381
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	36
6-15 years old:	598
16-25 years old:	413
26-50 years old:	264
50+ years old:	67

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH FIREWORKS, TYPE R DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A ROMAN CANDLE BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT PALM .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND - FRIEND GAVE HIM A HOMEMADE M-80. HE PICKED IT UP WHEN HE SAW WICK GO OUT & IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-PT BURNED HIS HAND WHEN AN M90 EXPLODED IN IT YESTERDAY.FE LT STINGING,FOLLOWED BY NUMBNESS & TINGLING.TODAY HAS PAIN AND BLISTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-WHILE PLAYING W/ A SPARKLE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED ON THE HAND BY A FIREWORK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO L HAND FINGERS, PLAYING WITH UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORK, ROMAN CANDLE WENT OFF IN HAND, BURN, TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING FIRECRACKER IN RT HAND TRIED TO WET IT TO EXTINGUISHED IT W ENT OFF IN PT HAND,/TO ER WITH POLICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND USING UNKNOWN TYPE OF FIREWORKS, ACUTE R HAND 1ST AND 2N D DEGREE BURN, FIRE DEPT NOTIFIED BUT NOT ON SCEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT STATES FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN HAND. HAS BEEN DRINKING. DX: 3 C M LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND, 2 CM LACERATION TO FOREARM, NOT STATED WHA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND. ?TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Glass bottles or jars
LIGHTING SPARKLERS (TYPE L) IN A GLASS BOTTLE AND IT BLEW UP ON HIM/ LT HAND AND FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Clothing accessories
1ST & 2ND% BURNS RT PALM.PT WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS AND HAD A GLOVE ON AND PT CAUGHT A FIREWORK IN GLOVE AND GLOVE CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT A ROMAN CANDLE OR CALIFORNIA CANDLE AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS HAND, RESULTING IN A VERY EXTENSIVE BURN TO HIS HAND. ROMAN CANDLES TYPE F
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A"CRACKLING BOMB" TYPE P(FIREWORK) IN HIS HAND WHEN IT WENT OFF BURN/HAND.D:BURN FROM GUNPOWDER 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
ADMITTED WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES = FXS & BURNS TO RIGHT HAND FROM FIRECRACKER. TYPE C, M80
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND;TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING A HANDFULL OF SPARKLES AND LIT THEM ALL AT ONCE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PART OF A SPARKLER LANDED ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO RT HAND FROM A BOTTLE ROCKET,NOTHING STATED FOR TYPE..THERMAL B URN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK WENT OFF IN HAND( DESCRIBES AS TYPE H)/ LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN HAND.TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND BLAST INJURY.PT LET OF A 3INCH ONION FIREWORK AND INJURED HAN D.TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
BLAST INJURY RT HAND.PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF IN HAND.TYPE A
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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND, WAS BURNED BY A SPARKLER WHILE WAITING FOR FIR EWORKS AT *** FOOTBAL FIELD FIREWORKS "TYPE L?"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
LAC AND ABRASION TO RIGHT HAND FROM FIREWORK. TYPE NOT NOTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK TYPE R EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
ADMITTED WITH LACERATION TO HAND FROM CHERRY BOMB (TYPE B???) FIREWORK WHEN LIGHTING THE DEVICE AND TRYING TO THROW IT AS IT BLEW UP IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND ON BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN RT HAND - BURNED ON A HOT SPARKLER
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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Lighters
BURN RT HAND AFTER PT HAD FIREWORK TOY EXPLODING IN HIS HAND, BECAUSE I T WAS PUT ON TOP OF LIGHTER. 2ND DEGREE BURN. FIREWORK TYPE R @
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PATIENT BURNED HERSELF WITH FIREWORKS - SHE HAS A 1" CIRCU LAR BURN ON HER RIGHT HAND - FIREWORK JUST WENT OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LT HAND BURN-CHILD GRABBED A FIRECRACKER IN A TUNNEL AT THE PARK(TYPE A )
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS (R) HAND, PT SUST BURNS WITH A FIRECRACKER TYPE "A" AT THE STREET , C/O PAIN & BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-A CHERRY BOMB BLEW UP IN HIS HAND & KEPT BURNING(TYPE P)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
RT HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ "OC FIRECRACKERS"-ONE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN LT HAND YEST. NUMBNESS IN FINGERS. HOLDING FIRECRACKER WHEN BLEW UP. DX; LT HAND CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT A FIREWORK, HELD IT THE WRONG WAY AND IT WENT OFF INJURING RT HAND. D; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PICKED UP FIREWORK THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WAS STILL HOT. BURNED PALMAR ASP ECT (R) HAND. HAS 2.5CM BLISTER. DX: (R) HAND PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
13 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO HANDS. PT WAS HOLDING A HAND FULL OF BOTTLE R OCKETS WHEN THEY EXPLODED. E9230
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Fireworks
14 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LIT A HANDFUL OF FIRECRACKERS CAUSING P ARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO HISN RT HAND, WRIST AND FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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