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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,723
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| TRIED TO LIGHT MULTIPLE SPRINKLERS AT THE SAME TIME WHICH BURNED DOWN T OO QUICKLY,BURNED HAND WITH 1%TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND W/FIREWORK. DX: L HAND PARTIAL/FULL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 66 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 |
| BURN HAND WITH FIREWORKS. DX 1ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | 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 |
| HAND BURN-BURNED ON SPARKLER-@ HOME-TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| STATES HE GOT BURNT WITH A FIRECRACKER TONIGHT, (IT WAS A FIRECRACKERBL ACKCAT M-80, TYPE C), DX: BURNS TO LEFT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks, Drinking glasses |
| STS WAS HOLDING A GLASS WITH SPARKLERS AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND DX:RT HAND SOFT TISSUE INJ. TYPE L FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ETOH INTOXICATED HELD A STICK OF BOTTLE ROCKET/FIREWORKS AS IT WAS INGI TED BURNING HAND>>BURN/ TYPE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEG BURN TO THUMB. PT HAS A FIREWORK EXPLODE NEAR HAND. TYPE NOT ST ATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | 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 |
| 13YMC HAD LIGHTED SPARKLERS UP ON A BOARD AND BOARD FELL DOWN ONTO HIS HAND/BURN/TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| BURN-BURNT HAND WITH TYPE L SPARKLER AT FATHERS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORKS (TYPE R UNKNOWN). DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS (TYPE R) AND BURNED HAND. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND.DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SPARKLERS (TYPE L) BURNED PT'S HAND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 34 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 HOLDING FIREWORK TYPE K A SPINNI NG FIREWORK PT SUSTAIND 2ND DEG BURN TO RHAND DX 2ND DEG BURN RT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 8 months | 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 WAS HOME, SIBLING WAS PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS WHEN PT GRABBED ONTO ONE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED BUT STILL HOT. DX BURNS TO HAND/THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURN TO HAND FROM A FIRECRACKER - TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 37 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 EXPLODED IN HANDS (TYPE R). DX DEEP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| PATIENT PUT HAND OVER TYPE K SMOKE BOMB SHELL/CANISTER; PALM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 6 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 BURNED HAND WITH A FIREWORK. - TYPE R D: BURN TO ABDOMEN AND HAND UNKNOWN DEVICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| WHILE LIGHTING FIRECRACKER, IT EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN TO HAND, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | 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 |
| PAIN FROM BURN ON R HAND & ABD FROM SPARKLERS ON A FIRECRACKER ( TYPE L ) DX 1-2 DEGREE BURN TO PALM OF R HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF IN RIGHT HAND, DOES HAVE LACERATION TOTHUMB UNKNOWN SIZE OF FIREWORK, TYPE P DX: BURN & LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER OF UNKNOWN SIZE (TYPE P) BLEW UP IN HAND CAUSING LACERATION LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTAR FIREWORK (TYPE R UNKNOWN) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: OPEN DISLOCATION L FIFTH METACARPAL, 16 CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTAR ROUND (UNKNOWN TYPE R) BLEW UP IN PT'S HAND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RT PALM.PT HAD A POTATO FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND.TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LOADING MORTAR FIREWORK, WHEN HIS HAND COVERED MOUTH OF MORTAR W HICH EXPLODED IN HAND, OCCURED AT HOME, INJURY TO HAND, TYPE H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | 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 WAS LIGHTING A FIRECRACKER THAT BLEW UP IN HER HAND DX 1ST DEGREE BU RN TO RIGHT HAND TYPE "P" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORKS TYPE RHIT L HAND DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 21 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 HAND WITH AERIAL SHELL BURN LT HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 29 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 WAS BURNED W/A SPARKLER FIREWORK (TYPE L). DX: R HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| DIDNT RELEASE FIRECRACKER FAST ENOUGH AND IT BURNED FINGER TIPS;DX BURN ED FINGERS NOT STATED FIRECRACKER TYPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | 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 AT HOME LIT A WHOLE BOX OF SPARKLERS ON FIRE AT THE SAME TIMECAU SING BURNS TO LT HAND.TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED W/"SMOKE GRENADE" TYPE K FIREWORK AT INDIAN RESERVATION. DX: R HAND FIRST/SECOND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND-SUS BURN TO RT HAND AFTER HOLDING A ROMAN CANDL E WHILE LIT. PT CRYING DUE TO PAIN. TYPE I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| SUST BURN TO L THUMB AND PALM WHEN FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) BLEW UP IN HIS HAND DX 2X2CM 1ST DEG BURN L THUMB AND PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | 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 |
| LIGHTING FIREWORKS AND BURNED HAND AT HOME. DX-BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND BURNED RT HAND DX: BURN 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY FROM FIRE CRACKER EXPLODING IN HAND. DX- 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Pipes |
| PT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A FIREWORK INTO A PIPE WHEN THE FIREWORK EXPLODED IN L HAND, OPEN WOUND TO L HAND DX: LAC, & BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD M-80 FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND. +ETOH. D:RIGHT HAND AMPUTATION. A DMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND ON A FIREWORK. D: BURN TO RIGHT AND LEFT HAND ; TYPE OF FIREWORK NOT STATED ON CHART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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