Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2007 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,287
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	85
6-15 years old:	218
16-25 years old:	466
26-50 years old:	517

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
INJURED BY "ATOMIC SHELL" TYPE D FIREWORKS/FINGER AMP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 11 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
BURN TO FINGER FROM SPARKLER <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TP RECEIVED LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM FIREWORK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 20 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 WAS HOLDING A FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED. DX: BLAST INJURY R HAND W/TRAUMATIC AMPUTATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PARTIAL AMPUTATIONRT THUMB.PT WAS MAKING A LARGE FIRECRACKER AND IT EXP LODED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FINGERS BURNED-FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HIS HAND WHIEL A FRIEND WAS LIGH TING IT-TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HAS A BURN TO HER LEFT THUMB ON JULY 4TH FROM A FIREWORK (R) INJURY. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN, LEFT THUMB, HEALING WELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 27 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 L INDEX FINGER WITH FIREWORK (TYPE R), DX; BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 39 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 FINGER ON SPARLER. DX HEALING 2ND DEGREE BURN# FIREWORKS: TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	Age: 11 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
PATIENT PLAYING WITH TYPE K SMOKE BOMB, WHEN THROWING SPARKS CAME BACK BURNING FINGERS; 3RD/4TH FINGER 1ST DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT WAS BURNED BY SPARKLER TYPE L 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L 2/3 DIGIT 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 20 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
PT LIT A FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN WHICH WENT OFF IN HAND. DX: OPEN FX R THUMB/2ND DIGIT/3RD DIGIT, BLAST INJ TENDONS 2/3,BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 11 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 FINGER WHEN HOLDING FIRECRACKER. TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 5 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 X TODAY WHILE HOLDING A "SPARKLER" FIREWORKS WAS BURNED ON THE FINGE R. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THE FINGER TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 27 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
PULLED CORD TO IGNITE FIREWORK, FIREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND. DX; 1ST, 2N D DEGREE BURNS FINGERS. FW TYPE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 35 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
DX MIXED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND: CAUSED BY SPARKLERS TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 19 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 MADE "SPARKLER BOMB" (MULT TIED SPARKLERS) TYPE L WHICH EXPLODED. DX: PART AMPUT R 2ND PHALANX, MULT SHRAPNEL WOUNDS, 1ST DEG BURN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 25 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 WAS HOLDING "SPARKLER BOMB" (MULT SPARKLERS) TYPE L WHICH BLEW UP. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL AMPUTATION, L LEG ABR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LAC L LITTLE FINGER; @ HOME LIGHTING FIREWORKS. IDENTIFIES AS TYPE J PE R *** SHEET.HOLDING FOUNTAIN, LIT, IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 28 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 THUMB ON SPARKLER AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN THUMB. FW TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 12 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
BURN TO FINGER, WAS LIGHTING BLACK CAT FIRECRACKER & IT EXPLODED IN HAN DS BEFORE HE THREW IT, TYPE A, BURN <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
M80 FIREWORK TYPE C EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND AT PARK. DX: R 2/3 DISTAL PHALANX FX'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 22 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
22 YO FEMALE BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLER - TYPE L SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 27 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
FIREWORKS - SMOKE BOMB BURN L THUMB TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 15 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 HAD SECOND DEGREE BURN TO L THUMB FROM FUSE ON A ROMAN CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	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
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HAND/ LT THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 30 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 BURNED A THUMB ON A SPARKLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 14 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
PT W/FRIENDS LIT TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET IN ROAD, PT SAW CAR COMING SO RA N & GRABBED IT, EXPLODED IN HAND; 2ND DG BURN 2ND-4TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT STATES FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT PINKY 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
HURT FINGER HELD ONTO FIREWORK M80 WHILE IT EXPLODED DX: TUFT AMPUTATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 24 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
LIT FIRECRACKER, THE FUSE WENT ACROSS THE BACK OF RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS DX: SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	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
PATIENT BURNED ON FIRST AND SECOND RIGHT FINGERS WITH FIREWORKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 3 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
PATIENT BURNED WITH FIREWORKS ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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