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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED HAND WITH SPARKLERS (FIREWORKS). DX BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT BURNED LT HAND ON SPARKLERS. TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED BY FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN. DX: R HAND 2ND DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LEFT HAND AND FACIAL BURNS.PT MADE A HAND MADE FIREWORK AND IT EXPLODE ON PT WHEN LIT.TYPE N. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| UNKNOWN FIREWORK TYPE R WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: L HAND LAC 2 X 2 CM, L CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LARGE FIREWORK TYPE R UNKNOWN EXPLODED IN PT'S HAND. DX: AVULSION R 2/3 FINGERS, R THUMB SOFT TISSUE DEFECT, MULT HAND FX'S |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAS BURN TO LT HAND AND FINGER TRYING TO LIGHT SPARKLER AT HOME 2ND DEGREE THERMAL BURN LT HAND (TYPE "L" SPARKLER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2008 | Age: 50 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks, Day wear |
| LIGHTING FIREWORK IN A PIPE WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS HAND,SLEEVE OF SWEA TSHIRT CAUGHT FIRE WITH PALM TENDON IN HAND EXPOSED,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| HOLDING FIREWORKS BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED LIGHTING FIREWORKS. DX: L PALM BURN, L 1,2,3 DIGIT BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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