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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 802
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| TRIED TO LIGHT MULTIPLE SPRINKLERS AT THE SAME TIME WHICH BURNED DOWN T OO QUICKLY,BURNED HAND WITH 1%TBSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 33 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 BURNED HAND W/FIREWORK. DX: L HAND PARTIAL/FULL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fireworks, Drinking glasses |
| STS WAS HOLDING A GLASS WITH SPARKLERS AND IT EXPLODED IN HAND DX:RT HAND SOFT TISSUE INJ. TYPE L FIREWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS LIGHTING FIREWORKS (TYPE R) AND BURNED HAND. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND.DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| SPARKLERS (TYPE L) BURNED PT'S HAND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
| 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT WAS HOLDING FIREWORK TYPE K A SPINNI NG FIREWORK PT SUSTAIND 2ND DEG BURN TO RHAND DX 2ND DEG BURN RT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| ^FIREWORKS EXPLODED IN HANDS (TYPE R). DX DEEP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| WHILE LIGHTING FIRECRACKER, IT EXPLODED IN HAND, BURN TO HAND, TYPE P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fireworks |
| FIRECRACKER OF UNKNOWN SIZE (TYPE P) BLEW UP IN HAND CAUSING LACERATION LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTAR FIREWORK (TYPE R UNKNOWN) WENT OFF IN PT'S HAND. DX: OPEN DISLOCATION L FIFTH METACARPAL, 16 CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Fireworks |
| MORTAR ROUND (UNKNOWN TYPE R) BLEW UP IN PT'S HAND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Fireworks |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN RT PALM.PT HAD A POTATO FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND.TYPE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 30 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 LIGHTING A FIRECRACKER THAT BLEW UP IN HER HAND DX 1ST DEGREE BU RN TO RIGHT HAND TYPE "P" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 29 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 W/A SPARKLER FIREWORK (TYPE L). DX: R HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 38 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 AT HOME LIT A WHOLE BOX OF SPARKLERS ON FIRE AT THE SAME TIMECAU SING BURNS TO LT HAND.TYPE L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 38 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 WAS LIGHTING A SPARKLER AND BURNED RT HAND DX: BURN 1ST DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Fireworks |
| PT HAD M-80 FIREWORK EXPLODE IN HAND. +ETOH. D:RIGHT HAND AMPUTATION. A DMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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