Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2007 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,998
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	150
6-15 years old:	740
16-25 years old:	581
26-50 years old:	526

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 13 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, Containers
PT LIT UP AN ENTIRE BOX OF SPARKLERS ALL AT ONCE THE BOX CAUGHT FIRE AN D PT SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HAND. DX LACERATION R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 13 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
DX: M80 (FIREWORK) EXPLODED IN R HAND, PLASTIC SURG.; ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT HURT WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 23 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 USING A FIRE CRACKER MORTAR AND STICK TO BLOW UP A BEES NEST CAUSING A RT HAND BURN. TYPE ?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PACK OF FIRECRACKERS EXPLODED IN HAND. DX METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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
PT BURNED HAND FROM FIREWORK SPARKLERS. (-FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
FIREWORKS WENT OFF IN HANDS, C/O BURNS TO HANDS, CHEST, DX; BURNS D/T FIREWORKS, 1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
PT A SMALL TYPE A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN PTS HAND DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 41 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
BURN TO L HAND FROM SPARKLER S 4 2 DEGREE PHONE "TYPE L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT PRESENTS TO ER WITH BURNS ON HAND FROM PLAYING WITH FOUR SPARKLERS A T ONCE TYPE L. DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND AND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	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
PT LIT A "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY. DX:R HAND/LEG 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 12 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 AND FRIEND LIT "BLACK CAT" FIRECRACKER TYPE A WHICH EXPLODED BEFORE THEY COULD GET AWAY. DX: R HAND/ARM 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	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
13YOM WHILE AT HOME,LITE A SILVER SALUTES FIRECRACKER TYPE C,WENT OFF IN RIGHT HAND;SECOND DEGREE BURN OVER RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I BLEW UP IN L HAND DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 33 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, Alcohol
PT WAS HOLDING "MOTOR-MISSLE ROCKET" FIREWORK IN HAND AND IT EXPLODED,B URN TO HAND, TYPE H. ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HAND BURN W/SMOKE BOMB TYPE K, PALM W/BURN & VISIBLE FRAGMENTS OF SMOK E BOMB, BLISTER INTACT FINGER/BLISTERS PALM 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
TRIED TO PICK UP ROCKET THAT FELL OVER AND IT EXPLODED TYPE D 10 CM LACERATION RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 16 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 A MORTAR FIREWORK TYPE B WHEN IN FLASHED. DX: L HAND 2ND DEG BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks, Alcohol
39 YO M LACERATION TO PALM,4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND PT HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL NO MENTION OF FD ON CHART* TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HIT BY PROJECTILE FROM ROMAN CANDLE, TYPE I, TYPE FIREWORKS DX HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 38 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 BOTTLE ROCKETS AT HOME, BURNED LT HAND, TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 28 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 AND EAR.PT TRIED TO LIGHT A QUARTER OF A STICK OF DYNOMITE AND INJURED HAND AND EAR.TYPE B AND C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNS TO R PALM, FIREWORKS TYPE R BLEW UP IN HAND DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING A SPARKLER, TYPE L DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 36 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
SKYROCKET EXPLODED IN HAND TYPE E DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
14 YO MALE HAD FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND AT HOME HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 14 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 HAD A TYPE P FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN RIGHT HAND, 2ND DEGREE BURN OF RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND LACERATION-SUS A 7.5CM LACERATION TO BASE OF THUMB AFTER LIGH TING A ROMAN CANDLE. TYPE I (ROMAN CANDLE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 27 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 BY (TYPE A) FIRECRACKER/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 35 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
BURNT HAND ON A ?SPARKLER" BURN" TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HOLDNG SPARKLERS IN HAND LIT THEM BURN TO HAND TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 12 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 HOLDING A BOTTLE ROCKET AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN TO HAND TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 13 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 BURNED HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A SMOKE BOMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	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
BURNED W/FIREWORKS 2DEF BURN R HAND BLACK CAT/30 PACKAGES FRIEND LIGHT WITH SPARKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
17 YO MALE HAD M80 FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN LEFT HAND OPEN FRACTURE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED INTO HAND 'CONTS" TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
HOLDING FIRE CRACKER, EXPLODED INTO HAND "CONTS" TYPE P FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO R HAND W/FIRECRACKER DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	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
13 YO M BLAST INJURY WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND AFTER A FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 20 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
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO PALM FROM ROMAN CANDLE FIREWORK IN *** YESTERDAY. D: FULL THICKNESS BURN, HAND; CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 5 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
PATEINT LIT FIREWORKS IN LOEFT HAND. DX; BURN TO LEFT HAND, 2ND DEGR EE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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