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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED HAND WITH FIREWORKS, TYPE R DX. HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND - FRIEND GAVE HIM A HOMEMADE M-80. HE PICKED IT UP WHEN HE SAW WICK GO OUT & IT EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RT HAND BURN-PT BURNED HIS HAND WHEN AN M90 EXPLODED IN IT YESTERDAY.FE LT STINGING,FOLLOWED BY NUMBNESS & TINGLING.TODAY HAS PAIN AND BLISTERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH TYPE L SPARKLERS DX. HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 23 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 L HAND FINGERS, PLAYING WITH UNSPECIFIED FIREWORKS.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | 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 |
| BURNED HAND WHEN FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND. ?TYPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | 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, Clothing accessories |
| 1ST & 2ND% BURNS RT PALM.PT WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS AND HAD A GLOVE ON AND PT CAUGHT A FIREWORK IN GLOVE AND GLOVE CAUGHT FIRE.NO FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 21 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 HOLDING A HANDFULL OF SPARKLES AND LIT THEM ALL AT ONCE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| RT HAND BURN.PT HAD A FIRECRACKER EXPLODE IN HAND.TYPE P. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIREWORK TYPE R EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-PLAYING W/ "OC FIRECRACKERS"-ONE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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