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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27YOM WHITE PLAYING W/ DYNAMITE BALLS AT ***,1 EXPLODED IN R HAND,+ETOH ,DX R 3RD-4TH FINGER OPEN FX,PARTIAL AMPUTATION R 4TH FINGER,LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS BURNED W/A FIREWORK 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB & FOURTH FINGER BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| HAOLDING LARD TYPE E1 FIREWORK IN HAND AND IT WENT OFF- DID NOT FLY OUT OF HAND - DISLOCATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LIGHTING A MORTAR SHELL (TYPE R UNKNOWN) WHICH EXPLODED IN HAND. DX: R HAND LACS, TUFT FX R FIFTH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS USING HOMEMADE LAUNCHING DEVICE FOR FIREWORKS & IT EXPOLODED. (TYPE N). DX: MULT HAND FX'S OPEN, PARTIAL AMPUT L INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SUPERFICIAL BURN DISTAL RT THUMB: 37YOF BURNED RT THUMB ON A LIT SPARKLER, TYPE L, SUPERFICIAL THICKNESS BURN, DISTAL THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 46 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 LIGHTING A SPARKLER (TYPE L). DX: BURN R SECOND DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fireworks |
| LT OPEN THUMB FX,MULTIPLE BURNS.PT WAS SHOOTING OFF FIREWORKS AND ONE E XPLODED AND INJURED THUMB.TYPE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| LIGHTING FIREWORKS ON GROUND, LIT THE WICK&FIREWORKS WENT OFF RAPIDLY B URNING THUMB>>BURN/TYPE R FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| BURNED THUMB ON TYPE L. SPARKLER AT HOME, HAS 1ST DEGREE BURN TO THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HANDLING UNKNOWN FIREWORK (TYPE R) WHICH WENT OFF IN HAND AT INDIAN RESERVATION. DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION DISTAL PAD R INDEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT WAS HOLDING MORTAR FIREWORK IN HAND WHEN IT EXPLODED AT PARK. DX: BLAST INJURY R HAND, R LONG FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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