Accidents - Fireworks - Year 2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,026
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	187
6-15 years old:	262
16-25 years old:	691
26-50 years old:	799
50+ years old:	86

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
A 21 YR OLD MALE HAD HOMEMADE FIREWORKS EXPLODE IN HIS HAND DX OPEN FXS OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fireworks
A 25 YR OLD FEMALE GOT BOTTLE ROCKET STUCK IN HAND DX FOREIGN BODY IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 40 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
40YOM, LIGHTING FIREWORKS, SPARKLER WHICH BLEW UP IN HAND >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
32 Y/O/M A FIREWORK WENT OFF IN PTS HAND DX/ RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YO M FIREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
A 15 YOM STATES FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HAND WHILE THROWING IT IN TRASH CAN, CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
LEFT HAND 2% BURN.40YOF LIT A SPARKLER AND BURNED HAND.TYPE L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
HAND TRAUMA. 34 YOM HAD A HOMEMADE FIREWORK BLOW UP IN HAND, TYPE N
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2010	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
23 Y/O MALE BURNT HAND ON SPARKLERS AT HOME DX: 1ST,2ND AND 3RD BURNS TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
37 Y/O WM SUSTAINED BURNS TO HAND WHILE SHOOTING FIREWORKS FIRE DEPT DI D NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 30 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
30 YOM LIT A FIREWORK LARGER THAN AND M 80 WHICH WENT OFF BEFOR HE COULD THROW IT OUT OF CAR. DX: BILAT HAND COMPLEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
6MOM, BOTTLE ROCKET BLOW UP IN BABY HAND, 2ND & 3RD DEGEE BURN TO R HAN D FROM FIRE WORKS (BOTTLE ROCKET) TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 2 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
2YOM GRABBED SPARKLER WITH R HAND, 2ND DEGREE BRUNS, TYPE L DX: BURNS R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	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
14YOM HOLDING A SMOKE BOMB AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIGHT HAND T YPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fireworks
19 YOM WAS HOLDING A "LITTLE MORTAR FIREWORK" (TYPE R) WHICH EXPLODED IN HAND. DX: R HAND INJURY W/PW'S AND ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
10 YOM LIT A *** (TYPE K) IN HAND & IT WENT OFF. DX: R HAND 2ND DEG BU RN/LACS, R 3RD FINGER NAIL PARTIAL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
9YOM HAD A FIREWORK, TYPE R, EXPLODE IN HIS FACE, & BURNED HIS RT HAND, HE WAS HOLDING IT. DX; BURN TO RT PALM, MULT. CORNEAL ABRASIONS, LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 20 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
20 YOM PT C/O LAC & BURN FROM A TYPE H REALODABLE AERIAL SHEEL THAT THAT TIPPED OVER . LAC/BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
11 YOM FOUND A "GOLF BALL" FIREWORK (TYPE R) ON BEACH, LIT IT & IT EXPLODED. DX: R HAND MULT FX'S W/DISPLACEMENT, MULT ABR/LACS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
14YOM WAS LIGHTING SMOKE BOMBS (TYPE K)FOR THE 4TH OF JULY AND ONE EXPL ODED INRIGHT HAND C/O BURN. DX: SECOND DEGREE RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	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
14 YR M BURNED HAND WITH UNSPECIFIED FIREWORK;DX BURNED HAND TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 27 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
27 YR OLD MALE HOLDING FIREWORK AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND BURNING IT WITH 2ND DEGREE BURNS,TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
44 YOM, LIT M80 FIRE WORK IN HAND , DIDNT LET GO IN TIME, BURN HAND, FI REWORK TYPE C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
20 YOM WAS LIGHTING ROCKET (TYPE E) WHICH HIT HAND. DX: L HAND CONT, EYE IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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
12YOM LIT A SMOKE BOMB AND FAILED TO LET IT GO IN TIME AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
50YOM, BURN TO PALM OF L HAND WITH SPARKLER, NO OTHER INFORMATION, NO F IRE INVOLVED, TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
15 MOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER LT HAND BURN WHEN PT GRABBED A FIREWORK AND BURN HAND TYPE R- DX- LT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	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
18 YOM, BURNED HAND ON A SPARKLER, BURN HAND, SPARKLERS TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A 25 YOM TO ER WITH BURN TO HAND WHEN A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN IT, BURN TO HAND - TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 21 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 DEGREE RT HAND.21YOM WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND BURNED HAND.TYPE L .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 25 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
25 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO A HAND BY A MORTAR (TYPE H) FIREWORKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A 11 YOM SUSTAINED BURN AND BLISTER TO HAND FROM FIRECRACKER, TYPE P
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 60 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 DEGREE BURN TO L HAND: 60YOM @ HOME BUILT A BOTTLE ROCKET, TYPE E1 DIDN'T GO OFF, WENT TO GRAB ON, DID EXPLODE, BURNS L HAND, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 30 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
30YOM HAD MORTAR FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND (TYPE H) 1ST DEGREE BURN OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
50YOM STATES HE HAD A HOMEMADE FIREWORK BLOW UP IN R HAND DX- HAND LAC , SOFT TISSUE INJ WAS A TYPE N FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
38YOM HAS SMALL BURNS ON BILAT HANDS FROM LIGHTING SPARKLERS IN BACKYAR D. TYPE L DX;# 2ND DEGREE BURNS (L) HAND (NO FIRE NO FD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
A 42 YOF WAS INJURED WHILE CHASING TYPE G PARACHUTE FIREWORKS. DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 31 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
31 YO M FIREWORKS ACCIDENT, BLEW UP IN HAND. DX DEEP HAND LACERATIONS TYPE R FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2010	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
32 YOM WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND WHILETRYING TO MAKE A FIREWORK - TYPE N, STATES MIXED ALUMINUM SHAVINGS W/MATCH HEADS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
23MOF TRIED TO GRAB A SMOKE BOMB FROM GRANDPARENT AND BUNRED RT HAND TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 2 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
2 YOM PICKED UP HOT SPARKLER TYPE L FIREWORK. DX: R HAND BURN, R 3/4 FINGERS BURN 2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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: Other
Product: Fireworks
29YOM INTOXICATED HOLDING ROMAN CANDLE TYPE 1 WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HISHA ND WITH OPEN WOUND AND COMPLETE DISRUPTION TO RT HAND,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
16YOM WAS TRYING TO LAUNCH A BOTTLE ROCKET (TYPE E1) AND IT EXPLODED C/ O LEFT HAND PAIN. DX: LACERATION(SUTURES)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
A 63 YOF TO ER WITH LACERATION TO HAND WHEN A FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HA ND-TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	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
17YOM BURN TO RT HAND AFTER SPARKLERS CAUGHT FIRE IN CAR HE WAS RIDING IN. TYPE L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
24YOM 1-3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND FOUNTAIN TYPE FIREWORK BLEW UP IN PTS HAND AT HOME PT TRANSFERED TO BURN CENTER* NO MENTION OF FD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
44YOM LIT A FIRECRACKER HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED D X- HAND BURN NO F/D INVOLVMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	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
16 YOM FIRECRACKER POPPED IN L HAND AT HOME DX: HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
31 YOM WAS BURNED WHILE MAKING HOMEMADE FIREWORKS DEVICE. DX: 2ND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS R HAND BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
10YOM HAS HAND INJURY FROM FIREWORKS EXPLOSION AT HOME HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
40YOM CUT HAND IN EXPLODING FIREWORKS ACCIDENT AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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