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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 16 Y.O. W MALE W/AMPUTATED FINGER. PT WAS HOLDING A FIRECRACKER IN HIS HAND & IT EXPLODED. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2 INCH FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND INJURING FINGER. DX: LACERATION FIN GER. CLASS C LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 22 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 L HAND WHEN LIGHTING FOUR SPARKLERS AT ONE TIME.1ST AND 2ND DEGR EE BURN TO LMF; FIREWORK TYPE L $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIT OFF A FIRECRACKER AT HOME TYPE P BLEW OFF LEFT THUMB AND INDEX F INGERS- AMPUTATION FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 20 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 |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURNS R THUMB & INDEX FINGER; FIREWORKS FOUNTAIN (TYPE J) F USE BURNED FASTER THAN USUAL & EXPLODED BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| *** TYPE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED WHILE PT WAS HOLDING. FIRE DEPT N.OT IN VOLVED. DX LAC 2 CM TO RING FINGER L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 19 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRE CRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND BLISTERS ON TOP OF THUMB AND LAC BETWEEN FINGER DX FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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