Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2006 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,017
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	141
6-15 years old:	357
16-25 years old:	162
26-50 years old:	355

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2006	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
SPARKLER BURNED FINGER AT HOME. DX. 1ST AND 2ND DEG BURN TO R 1-3 FIN GERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	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: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PLAYING C FIREWORK DEVICE, M80, WHICH EXPLODED INTO HANDS " FINGER AMPUTATION" +" FACIAL LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
C/O P T STATES PICKED UP A BURNING FIRECRACKER THAT FRIEND THREW DX LT 1,2,3,4, FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	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
PT PLAYING WITH SPARKLER AT HOME, WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP IT WAS HOT, THE RMAL BURN RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 11 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
PLAYING C SPARKLER, BURNT FINGER, " BUR" TYPE OF FIREWORKS "P"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks, Multi-purpose lighters
FEVER, PLAYING W/LIGHTER & FIREWORKS FRIDAY, BURNED FINGER & YEST STUNG BY BEE SAME FINGER, FINGER SWOLLEN SLIGHT STREAKING, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 13 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 FINGERS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS. DX. SECOND DEGREE BURN R INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED FINGER ON SPARKLERS. TYPE L FIREWORKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED RIGHT THUMB TUESDAY EVENING ON A SPARKLER THERMAL BURN TO FIN GER TYPE L ("TYPE L" REFERS TO TYPE OF FIREWORK ACCORDING TO STUDY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 28 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
INTOXICATED AND HAD AN M80 FIRECRACKER GO OFF IN HAND WHILE SETTING IT OFF FX AND AVULSING THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED FINGER WHILE HOLDING A SPARKLER . D : 2ND DEGREE BURN 2ND D IGIT OF LEFT HAND. TYPE L (SPARKLER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 16 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 INJURED FINGER ON A FIRECRACKER, TYPE A. DX-LACERATION FINGER, 1ST DEGREE BURN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 11 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
PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT THUMB FROM A TYPE L SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 32 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
BURN TO FINGER FROM SPARKLER TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
13 YOF, PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS, LAID IT DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH OUT REALIZING PICKED IT UP AND BURNED THUMB DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
WHILE PLAYING AROUND, A FRIEND THREW A SMOKE BOMB FIRECRACKER AND PT CA UGHT IT AND BURNED LEFT HAND 3RD FINGER. D: L FINGER BURN ; CONTACT B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 4 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 PICKED UP A LIT FIREWORK AND BURNT THUMB. DX: BURN FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Fireworks
BURNS 3RD 3EGREE R THUMB, PT SUST INJURY W/A FIRECRACK AT HOME,C/O PAIN , REDNESS, BLISTERS TYPE-P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	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, Guns
HOLDING *** FIRECRACKER TYPE P WHILE LIT INTENDED TO THROW IT-FINGGER B URN & ANXIETY ATTACK-@ HOME BBQ WHERE DRIVE BY SHOOTING OCCURED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIGHTING FIRECRACKERS AT HOME, ONE WENT OFF IN HAND, THERMAL BURN RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORK BLEW UP IN PT HAND TYPE N DX: R INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
PT INJURED HAND WITH FIREWORKS TYPE H DX: AVULSION DEGLOVING OF SMALL FINGER L HAND 4CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 6 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
MAKING SOME SORT OF HOMEMADE VOLCANO NEAR THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY THAT CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED 2 OR MORE FINGERS 2ND DEGREE, TYPE N HOMEMADE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BLAST INJURY FROM FIRECRACKER. HELD "GOODSIZED" FIRECRACKER LATE LAST P M WHICH WENT OFF IN HIS HAND.(TYPE B) AERIAL SHELL FROM MORTAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 13 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
SPARKLER BURN, QUARTER SIZED BLISTER INNER THUMB 2ND DEGREE, <10% 3RD DEGREE @ HOME, TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	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: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIRECRACKER IN HAND, TYPE B OR C LARGE, & IT EXPLODED D-FX THUM B, BURN TO PALM HAND @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS AND BURNED FINGER . DX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING LARGE TYPE B/C FIRECRACKER IN HAND, LIT FUSE AND EXPLODED AT HO ME, HOME ALONE AT TIME OF INJURY; AVULSION OF FINGERTIP, MULT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 30 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
PT LIGHTING SPARKLER AT HOME, SUSTAINED THERMAL BURN TO LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD AN M80 BLOW UP IN HER HAND AND AMPUTATE 5 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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