Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
TYPE A FIRECRACKER POPPED IN FINGERS DX. FINGERS BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
LACERATED FINGER ON FIREWORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
A BOTTLE ROCKET WENT OFF IN PATIENT'S HAND AT HOME. DX-1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT PALM AND FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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, Hammers
ACUTE 1ST, 2ND DEGREE BURNS DORSUM 2ND THROUGH 5TH DIGITS, WANTED TO LIGHT FOUNTAIN-TYPE J FIREWORKS, NOT LIGHTING, HIT W/HAMMER,EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURN TO THE FINGER- FIRECRACKER INJURY , TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fireworks
FIRECRACKER WENT OFF IN HAND, CUT TO TIP OF RIGHT POINTER FIGNER. D: TRAUMA TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER / ABRASION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT LIT ROCKET TYPE E FIREWORD AND FLAME BURNED FINGERS AT INDIAN RESERV YESTERDAY. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURN FINGERS AND PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BITTEN ON FINGER BY INSECT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE AT TYPE R FIREW ORKS LAST NIGHT, HAND SWELLING; LOCAL REACTION TO INSECT BITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED TIP OF L INDEX FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH SPARKLERS. 3RD DEGREE BURN L INDEX FINGER $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fireworks
FX RT 5TH FINGER, WHILE WATCHING FIREWORKS AT M.F. FOOTBALL FIELD TRIPP ED AND FELL BENDING FINGER BACK "TYPE R"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Fireworks
PT FINGER WAS BLOWN OFF BY A FIRECRACKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
PT BURNED FINGER ON FIRECRACKERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Fireworks, Skateboards
AVULSION,PAIN L THUMB. MULT ABR HAND, FA, FACE,ABD,CHEST.HAD BLASTING CAP IN HAND WHIL ON SKATEBOARD, FELL. DX;AVULS L THUMB/METAL FRAGMENTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS BURNING A SPARKLER AND BURNED HER RIGHT THUMB. DX-2ND-3RD DEGREE BURNS RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD SM FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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