Accidents - Fireworks - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
SMALL TYPE A FIRECRACKER POPPED DX. THERMAL HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
FIRECRACKER EXPLODED ON HIM. DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND A R CHE EK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HOLDING A CANDLE "FIRECRACKER" THAT WENT OFF IN HER HAND,LACERATION AND BURNS TO PALM AND FINGERS, CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS SHOOTING ROMAN CANDLES WHEN ONE BLEW UP IN HER HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT. BURNED LT. HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A FIRECRACKER AT HOME DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 8 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
PLAYING WITH FIREWORK AND IT BLEW UP IN HAND;TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 13 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 HAD AN UNKNOWN FIRECRACKER BLOW UP IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
DX LEFT HAND BURN: BURNED BY FIREWORKS WHILE LIGHT THEM. TYPE P, SIZE UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
8 Y.O. B MALE W/BURN TO HAND. MOM STS FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HAND ON7/ 4. TYPE A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED HAND ON FIREWORKS.TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
LT HAND BURN-@ HOME-HIT BY BOTTLE ROCKET-TYPE E1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
HAD SMOKE BOMB IN HAND AND BURNED HAND;TYPE K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PT HAD A SPARKER IN LEFT HAND AND SOME SPARKS FROM OTHER SPARKLER BURNE D PTS HAND; TYPE L SPARKLER. D: BURNS L HAND / PALM,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 13 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 A FIRECRACKER TYPE P WHEN IT EXPLODED IN LEFT HAND THERM AL BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 11 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
SHOOTING OFF ROMAN CANDLE AND BURNED HAND;TYPE I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
BURNED HAND WHEN SPARKLER BLEW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT FOUND UNDETINATED TYPE E1 BOTTLE ROCKET IN PARK, TRIED TO LIGHT W/OUT SUCCESS, BEGAN TO DISASSEMBLE AND SUFFERED BLAST INJURY; HAND BUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 10 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
FIREWORK EXPLODED IN HAND;TYPE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
FIRECRACKER BLEW UP IN HAND, BURN HAND TYPE P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT BURNED ON HAND/FINGER BY TYPE L SPARKLER THROWN BY ANOTHER PERS ON ON STREET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Fireworks
PT SUST. BURN TO HAND FROM FIRECRACKER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fireworks
PT HX M80 FIRECRACKER EXPLODED IN HIS RT HAND APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 13 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
TYPE A FIRECRACKER POPPED IN HAND DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 12 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
INJURED LIGHTING ARTILLERY SHELL TYPE D DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Fireworks
PATIENT WAS SHOOTING FIRECRACKERS, ONE WENT OFF IN HAND. DX-SUPERFICIAL BURNS RIGHT HAND. FIRE DEPT. DID'T ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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