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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 466
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HOLDING A FIRECRACKER WHICH EXPLODED. DX: BLAST INJURY R HAND W/TRAUMATIC AMPUTATIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PARTIAL AMPUTATIONRT THUMB.PT WAS MAKING A LARGE FIRECRACKER AND IT EXP LODED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FINGERS BURNED-FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HIS HAND WHIEL A FRIEND WAS LIGH TING IT-TYPE A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED BY SPARKLER TYPE L 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L 2/3 DIGIT 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT LIT A FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN WHICH WENT OFF IN HAND. DX: OPEN FX R THUMB/2ND DIGIT/3RD DIGIT, BLAST INJ TENDONS 2/3,BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT MADE "SPARKLER BOMB" (MULT TIED SPARKLERS) TYPE L WHICH EXPLODED. DX: PART AMPUT R 2ND PHALANX, MULT SHRAPNEL WOUNDS, 1ST DEG BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HOLDING "SPARKLER BOMB" (MULT SPARKLERS) TYPE L WHICH BLEW UP. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL AMPUTATION, L LEG ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LAC L LITTLE FINGER; @ HOME LIGHTING FIREWORKS. IDENTIFIES AS TYPE J PE R *** SHEET.HOLDING FOUNTAIN, LIT, IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| M80 FIREWORK TYPE C EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND AT PARK. DX: R 2/3 DISTAL PHALANX FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 22 YO FEMALE BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLER - TYPE L SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT STATES FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT PINKY 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HURT FINGER HELD ONTO FIREWORK M80 WHILE IT EXPLODED DX: TUFT AMPUTATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| LIT FIRECRACKER, THE FUSE WENT ACROSS THE BACK OF RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS DX: SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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