Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2006 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,149
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	35
6-15 years old:	458
16-25 years old:	792
26-50 years old:	803
50+ years old:	59

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS BURNED HAND/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 18 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, Metal containers
PT IN *** HOLDING LIT FIRECRACKER IN METAL CAN WHICH EXPLODED. NOW W ITH BURNS TO PALM OF HAND.?FDA. D: HAND BURNS, BLISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN HAND - PT PRESENTS WITH RIGHT HAND FLASH BURN FROM FIREWORKS - FIR EWORK DID NOT DISCHARGE FROM PT'S HAND - SHORT FUSED AND BURNED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LIT SEVERAL SPARKLERS, BURNED L HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 16 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 STATES FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN LEFT HAND DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT GOT SENCOND DEGREE BURNS ON HAND FROM A SPARKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Plants, trees and shrubs
BURNT HAND/F.ARM, WHEN A FIRECRACKER, PINWHEEL TYPE, WAS IN A TREE, EXP OLODED ATTEMPTING TO IGNITE IT. " BURN" " TYPE P"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 39 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
C/O PT STATES WAS BURNED WHILE LIGHTING FIREWORKS [UNKNOWN] DX BI-LATERAL BURNS TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND ON "SPARKLER" (TYPE L) DX: L HAND BURN 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND & CHIN AFTER FIRECRACKER LANDED ON CHEST AND PATIENT PUT IT OUT WITH HIS HAND. (TYPE A).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 25 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
PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND WITH A FIRECRACKER TYPE P AT G OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 24 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
PT WAS LIGHTING OFF A ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I, AND WENT OFF IN HAND THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND BURN.PT BURNT HAND ON A FIRECRACKER.TYPE P.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Bottles or jars
CONT. L HAND, PT GRABBED A PLASTIC BOTTLE W/A LIGHTED FIRECRACKER,BLEEW OUT AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, REDNESS, ROM LIMITED. TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT STATES BOTTLE ROCKET BLEW UP IN HAND, BURN TO HAND, FINGERS, TYPE E NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE NOTED IN ER RECORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PICKED UP FIRECRACKER -EXPLODED IN HAND TYPE A DX: R HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING A BUNCH OF SPARKLERS & THEY CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT PT'S LEFT HAND, DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND/ TRANS TO BURN CTR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED HAND WHEN LIT FIRECRACKER AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND AT HOME. TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT GRABBED A "SPARKLER" (TYPE L) DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 23 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: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: FIRE CRACKER (TYPE A) WENT OFF IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURN R HAND; CHILD LIGHTING FIREWORKS WHEN BLACK CAT (TYPE A ) WEN OFF IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT FIREWORKS WHEN THEY BLEW UP CAUSING PN TO LT HAND' TYPE R' DX: 2ND DEGREEBURNS TO RT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 19 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
SECOND DEGREE BURNS R HAND - LIT FUSE ON RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL, WENTO FF IN HAND, TYPE H @ FRIEND'S BACKYARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNT HAND WITH FIREWORK TYPE M PUBLIC DISPLAY MORTAR DX: L PALM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 47 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
PT BURNED HAND WITH A FIREWORK. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT BURNED BY TYPE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODING IN HAND; TB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
1-2 DEGREE BURN R HAND;PT HOLDING BOX OF OLD SPARKLERS(TYPE L) LIT ONE & WHOLE BOX CAUGHT FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 44 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
SECOND AND PARTIAL THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND FROM SHOOTING FIRECRACKERS. (TYPE A)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIREWORKS WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HAND AND BURNED HAND NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 22 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
RIGHT HAND EXPLOSIVE INJURY WITH 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FINGERS AFTER M-80F IREWORK BLEW UP IN HAND. TYPE C FIREWORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON TYPE L SPARKLER IN YARD, BLISTERING TO HAND PALM , SCREAMING; 2ND DG HAND BURN, 2ND DG 2/3RD FINGERS, 1ST DG 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks, Containers
PT WAS AT GRANDPARTENTS FELL IN BOX WHILE HOLDING A LIT BOTTLE ROCKET T YPE E1 SUSTAINED THERMAL BURN TO HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 54 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 SETTING OFF FIREWORKS WHILE ARRANGING MATERIAL IT EXPLODED IN HAND FIRST/SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT. STATES AN AERIAL (TYPE H) FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND DX: L HAND LAC. / L 3RD FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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 STATES FIRE CRACKER BLEW UP IN HER HAND; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS HAND AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HAD BUG SPRAY ON HANDS WHILE HOLDING SPARKLER, SPARK IGNITED HAND AND B URNED IT, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING SMOKE BOMB WHEN IT WENT OFF "TYPE K" DX THERMAL BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 10 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, Clothing
CAP GUN FIREWORK WENT OFF IN PTS POCKET, BURN TO HAND, THIGH TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 36 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
LARGE ROMAN CANDLE TYPE 1 FW EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S HAND, TINGLING AND NUMBNESS HAND. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS LIGHTING OFF FIRECRACKERS AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND T YPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 7 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
HAND BURNED (2ND DEGREE) FROM POPPING FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 21 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
21 YO BURN HAND ON FIRECRACKER BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 27 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, Pipes
POPPED FIREWORKS IN HAND HOLDING PVC PIPE W/FIREWORKS INSIDE DX; R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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