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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 792
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 18 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, Metal containers |
| PT IN *** HOLDING LIT FIRECRACKER IN METAL CAN WHICH EXPLODED. NOW W ITH BURNS TO PALM OF HAND.?FDA. D: HAND BURNS, BLISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LIT SEVERAL SPARKLERS, BURNED L HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | 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 |
| PT STATES FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN LEFT HAND DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LEFT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| BURNT HAND/F.ARM, WHEN A FIRECRACKER, PINWHEEL TYPE, WAS IN A TREE, EXP OLODED ATTEMPTING TO IGNITE IT. " BURN" " TYPE P" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 25 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 SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEFT HAND WITH A FIRECRACKER TYPE P AT G OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 24 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 LIGHTING OFF A ROMAN CANDLE TYPE I, AND WENT OFF IN HAND THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: FIRE CRACKER (TYPE A) WENT OFF IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 19 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 |
| SECOND DEGREE BURNS R HAND - LIT FUSE ON RELOADABLE AERIAL SHELL, WENTO FF IN HAND, TYPE H @ FRIEND'S BACKYARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 1-2 DEGREE BURN R HAND;PT HOLDING BOX OF OLD SPARKLERS(TYPE L) LIT ONE & WHOLE BOX CAUGHT FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HOLDING FIREWORKS WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HAND AND BURNED HAND NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| RIGHT HAND EXPLOSIVE INJURY WITH 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FINGERS AFTER M-80F IREWORK BLEW UP IN HAND. TYPE C FIREWORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | 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, Containers |
| PT WAS AT GRANDPARTENTS FELL IN BOX WHILE HOLDING A LIT BOTTLE ROCKET T YPE E1 SUSTAINED THERMAL BURN TO HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT STATES FIRE CRACKER BLEW UP IN HER HAND; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS HAND AND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 21 YO BURN HAND ON FIRECRACKER BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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