Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 776
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	103
6-15 years old:	275
16-25 years old:	96
26-50 years old:	268
50+ years old:	32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 4 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
BURN 2ND.DEGREE.LT.HAND.2ND.FINGER.4YOM.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE FIR ECRACKER EXPLOTED ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
37 YOM HAD FIREWORK GO OFF IN HAND. DX: L FIFTH FINGER AMPUTATION, OPEN FX, SKIN EVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
24 YOM HAD M 80 BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: OPEN DISTAL PHALANX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 53 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
RT INDEX FINGER BURN.53YOF FOUND A FIRECRACKER AND LIT IT AND IT BURNED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 9 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
9YOM WAS SETTING OFF FIREWORKS, 4 DAYS AGO, & BURNED HIS RT THUMB, NOT GETTING BETTER. DX; BURN TO RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
53 YOM WAS HIT IN HAND WITH FIRECRACKER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
12 YR M BURNED THUMB WITH FIREWORKS NOT SPECIFIED;DX BURNED THUMB; TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
6YOM- PT GOT LEFT INDEX BURNED WHILE PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS 4 DAYS AGO PLAYING WITH TYPE A FIREWORKS WAS @ DADS HOME. DX PARTAIL THICKNESS BUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
7 YOM WAS PLAYING W/FIREWORKS (TYPE R) UNKNOWN WHICH EXPLODED IN HANDS DX: R HAND ALL DIGITS AMPUTATED, DEEP LACS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 12 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
12YOF BURNED ON FINGERS WHEN TYPE P FIRECRACKER ASH LANDED ON HAND, BLI STERS APPEARED; FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 6 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
DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS: 6YOM PLAY' OUTSIDE, PICK' UP WHEEL TYPE K FIREWORK & PULL' IT CAUS' IT TO GO OFF IN R HAND. BURN ON DIGIT #2& #3 OF R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 38 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
38YOM 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THUMB WHEN SPARKLER BLEW UP TYPE L FIREWORK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 3 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
3 YOM BROTHER WAS PLAYING LIGHTING FIREWORKS ONE WENT OFF AND PATIENT C AUGHT IT IN HIS HAND. TYPE R. DX. BURN FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 7 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
7YOM BURNED ON THUMB AND FINGER WHILE HOLDING TYPE L SPARKLER OR TYPE K SMOKE BOMB; FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
41 YOF WAS BURN W/SPARKLER (TYPE L) FIREWORK AT PARK. DX: R INDEX BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
42 YO M EXPLOSION OF HOMEMADE FIREWORKS. DX PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION D IGITS 1-5 TYPE N FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 9 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
9 YO M BURNED FINGER ON FIREWORKS. DX FINGER BURN TYPE R FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 14 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
FINGER BURNS-14YOM A FRIEND LIT A FIRECRACKER PT WAS HOLDING AND IT WENT OFF BEFORE HE COULD TOSS IT AT HOME-TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
48 YOM HAD FIRECRACKER (TYPE A) GO OFF IN HAND. DX: R 2/3 FINGER LAC 6 CM, R INDEX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
3YOM-THUMB BURN-PICKED UP A RECENTLY BURNED SPARKLER-TYPE L-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 4 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
4YOF WITH BLISTER ON THUMB FROM A TYPE L SPARKLER LAST NIGHT, HAD BURN FROM TYPE K SMOKE BOMB LAST WEEK, HAS BEEN PICKING IT; 1ST/2ND DG BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	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
3YOM PLAYING WITH TYPE L SPARKLER, DROPPED AND PICKED UP AT WRONG END; 2ND DEGREE FINGER BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
19 YOM HAD FIREWORK (TYPE R UNKNOWN) BLOW UP IN HAND. DX: R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGER FX, LACS 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
6 Y/O MALE BURNT FINGERS ON A SPARKLER AT HOME TYPE L DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
13 YO M WITH AN AMPUTATION TO R FINGERS 1, 2 AND 3 AFTER A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS HAND DX: ADMIT TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
FINGER FX. PT HAD A FIRECRACKER GO OFF INTO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
20 YOM ARRIVES W/MISSING FINGERS FROM FIREWORKS INJURY TYPE UNK DX FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT MORTAR FIREWORK & IT UNEXPECTEDLY LAUNCHED. DX: OPEN FX L RING FINGER, BURN L HAND, FX THIRD METACARPAL HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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