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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 974
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS BLEW UP IN PATIENT'S HAND. DX-1ST DEGREE BURNS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HOLDING AN M80 FIRECRACKER IN HIS HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED WHILE HOLDIN G IT. FINGERS 3,4,5 AMPUTATED. D:FINGERS AMPUTATION, BLAST INJURY. ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| SHOOTING FIREWORKS, UNKNOWN TYPE. DX-BURN FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER INJURY BY FIREWORKS, BURN BY FIREWORKS. DX: ABSCESS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 YR OLD FEMALE HAD FIRE CRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND BURN FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | 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: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT INJURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH FIREWORKS, TYPE R. DX-FINGER INJURY WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FINGER BURN-BURNED ON FIRE CRACKER-IN THE STREET-TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RIGHT THUMB BURN. PT BURNED THUMB ON A SPARKER ON 4TH JULY, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED FINGER WITH SPARKLER (TYPE L) DX. FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| 1ST DEGREE BURNS RT 4TH & 5TH DIGIT-SUS BURNS TO 4TH & 5TH DIGITS WITH A FIRECRACKER. BLISTERS ARE OPEN AND DRAINING. TYPE P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKERS, THEN PICKED UP A BOTTLE ROCKET AND IT WENT OFF IN HIS HAND. E1 BOTTLE ROCKET, ABRASIONS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS UNKNOWN TYPE R AT BEACH. DX: L INDEX SECOND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT THUMG BURN.PT WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS AND TOOK HOLD OF A ROMAN C ANDLE AND BURNED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIGHTING A BLACKJACK FIREWORK WHICH BLEW UP IN L HAND. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN TIP OF FINGER & THUMB. TYPE P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 15M/F BURNED HAND BY A SPARKLER (FIREWORKS TYPE: L) TODAY AT HOME; RIGH T THUMB 2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT HAD A (P UNKNOWN) FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 13 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 |
| BOTTLE ROCKET POPPED IN HIS HAND BEFORE HE COULD THROW IT. DX: BURN MULTIPLE FINGERS 2ND DEGREE. TYPE E1. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT SHOOTING OFF *** FIREWORKS TONIGHT. LACERATED FOREFINGER & THUMB WH EN WENT OFF IN HAND. TYPE P. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| THUMB / HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ FIRECRACKERS-1 WENT OFF IN HER HAND-@ NEIG HBOR'S-TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: CONT/LAC L THUMB/INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER TYPE F EXPLODED AND HIT HAND DX- 1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WITH FIRECRACKER INJURY TO 3 FINGERS//LT HAND//RT SHLDR//CHEST//WRIS T,AMPT//ABRASION//LACERATION// FX FINGERS//BLAST Y4 STICK DYNAMITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HOLDING AN M80 FIRECRACKER IN HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED RESULTING IN MULTIP LE LAC AND AVULSIONS TO THIS FINGER AND LAC TO TWO OTHER FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PLAYING WITH FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED DX AMPUTATION L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AND ONE BLEW UP IN HIS HAND/ LACERATION O FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS. DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1 CM, R 1, 2, 3 DIGIT BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Glue guns |
| PT WAS SEALING END OF HOMEMADE FIREWORK(PVC PIPE & BOTTLE ROCKET POWDER W/HOT GLUE GUN & IT EXPLODED. DX: 2 DEG BURNS HANDS, DEGLOV, FING FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PATIENT STATES FIRE CRACKER POPPED IN HAND. DX; ABRASION TO RIGHT THU MB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT POPPED A BLACK CAT FIREWORK IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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