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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LIT AN UNK "R" KIND OF FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODED IN HAND. AMPUTATION TIPS OF1, 2,3,4TH FINGERS POSSIBLE AMPUTATION OF THUMB, FX. PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT THUMB SPR. PT WAS PLAYING WITH FIREWORKS AND FELL BACKWARD BENDING THUMB BAC,K. NOT STATED TYPE OF FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT THUMB BURN.PT LIT A FIRECRACKER AND BURNED THUMB.TYPE A. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT BURNT FINGER WITH SPARKLER-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURN TO THUMB FROM SPARKLER TYPE L 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD A " FIRECRACKER" BLOW UP IN RIGHT HAND , OPEN FRACTURE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER, FIRE DEPARTMENT DIDNT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks, Pipes |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/MORTAR FIREWORKS AND PVC PIPE & THEY EXPLODED. FD NS. DX: R CHEST LAC, R FOURTH/FIFTH DIGIT TUFT FX'S, R HAND LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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